Incidental mushrooms

[urbpan]

A Big Important Inspection is happening soon, so we're cleaning places that haven't had much attention lately. My volunteer and I raked behind the zoo hospital to get rid of some debris when I came across this wonderful sight!

Comments

[elainetyger]

Would it die from eating that?

[urbpan]

I doubt it. Pretty often I see squirrels nibbling mushrooms that I wouldn't eat on a bet.

[urbpan]

A quick look in my newest mushroom book says it's probably Boletus subluridellus, "Edibility suspect, best avoided."

Gary Lincoff's guide says "This common bolete is probably poisonous. There are several other similarly colored boletes but they either have a netted pattern of veins on the stalk or lack the dark red hairs at the base of the stalk. Orange- to red- pored boletes occur throughout North America. None should be eaten.

[perspicuity]

and depends on the mode of poisoning? anywhere from trip to upset stomach to liver shutdown? and worse! mutant squirrels!

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