Pacific Northwest Fungi Forager
Not sure what you've found?
The following modules help you quickly differentiate between delicious and dangerousÂ
Chanterelles are a favored beginner mushroom because they are easy to see and identify
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Learn 6 characteristics that will help you steer you clear of poisonous mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest.
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Parasol mushrooms are a common edible but are easily mistaken for poisonous look-alikes
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This delicious group of many colored mushrooms are easily distinguished from their dangerous cousins but must never be eaten raw
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Delicious oyster mushrooms grow throughout most of the year on all kinds of trees, learn how to differentiate them from similar looking mushrooms with unknown edibility.
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These delicious and beginner friendly cap and stem mushrooms have spines, also called teeth, where gills might otherwise be.
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