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Mushroom ID please

WonkyWombleWonkyWomble Posts: 4,541
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hello, instead of my friend poisoning himself, could we please get some ID ideas from some experts please, many thanks!

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Not without a photo and an idea of the location it was growing - grass, meadow, woodland.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Here it is

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited October 2019
    It’s Wonkys friend who has these mushrooms. He wants to cook and eat them. He thinks they’re shaggy ink caps. However Wonky has inherited my strongly developed sense of self preservation, plus concern for her friends and thought she’d ask you lot. 

    I think it looks more like a Parasol but I’ve not checked my books. 

    Dont worry, Wonky won’t eat it even if you say its edible, but her friend might ... but not until tomorrow ... he’s going to the Mermaid for a carvery tonight and wait for your response, to be on the safe side. 



    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/shaggy-inkcap/ Useful video guide on that page as well as basic info.

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Looks more like a shaggy ink cap to me than a parasol but I'm no expert.  SIC is edible when young.  It won't be by tomorrow if he's not already picked it and if he has, what's the point of eating it tomorrow?  Best fresh.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I have a very limited knowledge but I'd say it's not an inkcap just by the shape, too spherical.

    Wild Food UK has a really useful guide.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
     Shaggy ink cap.

    You're probably right @wild edges
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited October 2019
    I’m sticking with Shaggy Parasol ... toxic raw, can be eaten if very well cooked but can trigger allergic reactions. I’m saying don’t eat it.

    https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/chlorophyllum-rhacodes.php

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Good advice.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    24 hours wait will resolve the issue - ink caps will get taller and/or deliquesce, parasols will get wider.
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