I picked and ate

WILD MUSHROOMS and you can too

educate & inspire

it started with a dare

“That’s a black trumpet. You can eat it.”

“You won’t do it. I dare you.”

You can eat all mushrooms, some only once.

Part One

DON’T DIE ( and try to avoid brain damage, liver collapse, diarrhea, and other unsavories )

CHANTARELLE

July–September Better after rain

Mycorrhizal a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and the roots of another living plant

OAK

Mycorrhizal a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and the roots of another living plant

continuous egg yolk yellow that doesn’t bruise

funnel-shaped with a solid stem

smells faintly of apricots

ridges not gills

non-bruising, continuous egg yolk yellow color

funnel-shaped with solid stem

faint apricot odor

ridges not gills

Poisonous Gilled Lookalikes

False Chantarelles

Jack O’Lanterns

When in doubt, throw it out.

Part Two

JUST EAT IT ( now it gets real )

Don’t eat wild mushrooms raw.

Brush & Trim

Sautée in Butter

Try just a few at first. Save a few just in case.

Part Three

C’MON Y’ALL ( What’s the worst that could happen? Oh, right. )

CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

KING BOLETE

MOREL

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Intellectual challenge !

Entertaining distraction !

Affordable delicacy

Mycological Association of Washington DC !

Piedmont Mycological Society !

Colorado Mycological Society

QUESTIONS?