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Mushrooms that may look similar so without a mature specimen of a reasonable size ID can be tricky. Second, White Oyster Mushrooms, Pleurotus pulmonarius, are almost exactly the same as the common grey oyster mushroom but white all over…These mushrooms are reasonably safe to identify as nothing else that is white and growing from a tree gets over 10cm across the cap.Oyster mushrooms have gills running all the way down the stem into the tree they are growing from.The photo on the right shows the start of the wavy edge you get to the cap on more mature specimens giving them the oyster look.There are a number of smaller On the more mature mushrooms the cap will open out to almost flat, up to 8cm across with slightly translucent flesh.Cleaning the glutenous substance off this mushroom makes them a slightly better proposition for cooking, but they are quite tasty when you do. Small white mushrooms growing from a tree should be left behind, but the following 2 have key characteristics which make them easy to identify.įirst, Porcelain Fungus, Oudemansiella mucida, which is easy to recognise because of the glutinous substance all over the cap, as pictured on the right.It is almost exclusive to Beech trees and grows in late Summer and Autumn.This picture is of young specimens.
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Is it growing from a tree trunk?There are a number of white mushrooms that grow from tree trunks, 2 are good edibles and fairly easy to identify.This article only applies to sizeable mushrooms, similar to those you buy in the shops with thick fleshy solid stems.It does not apply to small thin stemmed mushrooms such as Mycenas or small Wax Caps.There are many small white mushrooms, some like the snowy wax cap are perfectly edible, but often it is extremely difficult to tell the difference between species, so for reference sake this guide does not apply to any mushrooms with a stem less than 1cm in diameter. Here are some things you should look for to try to determine what family your white mushroom is in and/or whether your white mushroom is edible:
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There is no one simple rule to determine whether you have an edible or toxic mushroom, but if you can positively identify families of mushrooms, often there are simple ways to determine whether you have an edible member of that family. Please always be 100% sure of what you are eating and use numerous sources of information and photography when confirming your mushrooms identification.
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So to help you forage safely, this article is about how to identify the easier edible white mushrooms, and avoid the poisonous ones. There are many other poisonous white mushrooms but also many that are great edibles, and reasonably easy to identify.įrom what I read, it seems that white mushrooms are responsible for the majority of mushroom poisonings around the world. For example the beautifully named Destroying Angel pictured here on the right is deadly even in small quantities.
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Some of the most deadly mushrooms in the world are white. There are plenty of white mushrooms that stand out in the grass or the undergrowth because of their colour but which of those can you eat safely? Both will stain yellow when bruised too so how do you tell the difference? Of the two mushrooms in the photo above, one is a tasty, edible Horse Mushroom whereas the other is a poisonous Yellow Stainer. THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO UK MUSHROOMS ONLY