plantmanager said: Please feel free to add Fungi photos to the database.
The NGA database doesn't list Fungi or microorganisms ... only the plant kingdom so the Fungi Forum is a perfect place to share photos and information of these interesting and sometimes beautiful organisms.
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!
dkmushroom: If I saw that species in the wild, I would definitely think it was of the "oyster" family in layman's terms, and I would "pick" same, and I am a layman in the Fungi collecting world, although the species pictured, appears to be "cultivated". I have "grown" a white version, purchased from the supermarkets. We have one firm right here in Nova Scotia, Canada, which cultivates this species and sells to the Restaurant trade. Cheers!
plantmanager said: I wish I knew more about them. We see so many around here, but I don't have a clue which ones are edible.
I see a lot of different ones at times here too and some are so interesting looking! I'd be very afraid to eat any of them because I have no idea what is edible and what is poisonous.
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!
I agree, Lin. When I was young and stupid I found some mushrooms that looked just like what I bought in the store. I sauteed them up and we ate them for dinner. They were wonderful! A few hours after dinner we both got worried about them and we imagined all sorts of bad things, but we lucked out. I've never done that again! Unless I can find someone who knows their mushrooms, I'll buy them in the grocery.
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