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Poisonous Mushrooms of the PNW

Beginners should avoid these 6 characteristics to steer clear of poisonous mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest while learning how to properly identify mushrooms that are safe to eat.

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1.  Growing on grown with blade-like gills
Amanita phalloides aka Death Cap
2.  Yellow/orange with blade-like gills
Omphalotus olivascens aka Jack O Lantern Mushroom
3.  Little brown caps
Galerina marginata aka Deadly Galerina
4.  Lobbed or brain-like caps
Gyromitra esculenta mushroom
5. Pores that are or stain reddish
Boletus pulcherrimus aka Satan's Bolete
6.  Black center
Scleroderma bovista
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