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Andymax
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Help identify please
#22146563 - 08/26/15 01:27 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hi thanks for looking, came across quite a few of these in field near me was going to fry em eat but where full of maggots so didn't, but more up today friend says not sure if they are edible any help identifying please
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kactus.brand.g
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Re: Help identify please [Re: Andymax]
#22146577 - 08/26/15 01:31 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Those are some nice Agaricus,and I would say they are a choice edible
Wait to see what kind of agricus they are exactly when a TI rolls around
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Re: Help identify please [Re: Andymax]
#22146579 - 08/26/15 01:31 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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It's an Agaricus species. If it doesn't smell like ink, then it's edible.
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Re: Help identify please [Re: elprawn]
#22146583 - 08/26/15 01:32 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Don't forget the yellow staining indicative of Agaricus xanthodermus.
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Re: Help identify please [Re: Andymax]
#22146587 - 08/26/15 01:33 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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looks tasty but need more info to determine species.
start with...
cut the flesh of the stem and cap and report if there is a gradual color change. dig the base of the stipe from the ground, cut it, and report any odor.
edit: ninja'd
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elprawn
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kactus.brand.g said: Don't forget the yellow staining indicative of Agaricus xanthodermus.
Yes but Agaricus arvensis also stains yellow and that is a choice edible. I always eat the ones (Agaricus sp!) that smell tasty.
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Re: Help identify please [Re: elprawn]
#22146604 - 08/26/15 01:37 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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elprawn said:
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kactus.brand.g said: Don't forget the yellow staining indicative of Agaricus xanthodermus.
Yes but Agaricus arvensis also stains yellow and that is a choice edible. I always eat the ones (Agaricus sp!) that smell tasty.
True,I used to pick arvensis all the time up in Kentucky,and they stained a light yellow,nothing like that of xanthodermus,but yeah,I was just throwing that little bit of info out for the fella
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Untitled
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Indeed yellowing of arvensis is nothing like that of Xanthodermus so there is no confusion to be had there. These look like A. campestris.
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Andymax
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Thanks for that my friend said he thought they were yellow stainer not edible,I cut the bottom of stem on one didn't see any yellow cut top no yellow brusing, the stems were full of maggots, noticed there's more coming up I will go tomorrow morning check smell cut bottom, take best camera with me take pics of stem because I ain't got a clue to be honest.
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Re: Help identify please [Re: Andymax]
#22146719 - 08/26/15 01:57 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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It can be difficult to get specimens that are completely maggot free sometimes (of any species of mushroom). Generally once the cap has completely opened it's too late. The yellowing of A. xanthodermus is an obvious egg yolk colour yellow staining. Another way to tell if they are one of the toxic species is that they will smell bad when cooked.
Edited by Untitled (08/26/15 02:03 PM)
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Andymax
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Re: Help identify please [Re: Untitled]
#22146831 - 08/26/15 02:22 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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What I am hoping to do is get spore print if it's the edible one, grow them indoors hopefully get maggot free ones then, don't like maggots lol
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