25 years ago I made an AI Neural Network to identify mushrooms, at the end of the project I came to the conclusion it was necessary to dissect mushrooms and ask questions regarding smell and texture to identify correctly, and even then the possibility of error made the program unethical to produce. I’m so glad AI is being used responsibly a quarter of a century later.
Looks like a False Parasol in my eyes, though remote ID is a bit hard of course.
Why? The edible Parasol is usually brown with a dark brown underside, has flakes at the cap and stem, and the ring is detachable.
But don't trust my impression alone please, I'm no ID expert!
Don't verify based on the ring. Can't see, but a snake skin pattern on the stem is a good indicator of an edible. Never trust an internet ID though. Find a knowledgeable person who can see, feel and smell it first hand.
Yeah I don't plan to risk it. I also rubbed the gills on a paper towel and it stained it green, so I'm pretty sure at this point that it's a green-spored parasol / vomiter.
Would also be helpful if you rip off the cap and put it face down on a piece of white paper. The spores will fall and the color of the print is an identity indicator
I personally didn't use a grow kit yet, because I cultivate them myself.
I think if you buy them once in a while it's a neat little hobby and a lot of fun.
I've had a lot of frustration in the beginning until I had a clue what I did (sometimes, even today I don't know what I do!).
If you want to skip all the pain and let pros do the hard work you get rewarded with fantastic mushrooms.
Getting a pre-made grow bag that you only have to slice up is great, do that if you want to try it out.
If you find it a rewarding hobby, consider doing the work yourself and enjoy super rare mushrooms for ~2€ a bag.
The only expensive investment you'll need is a pressure cooker. The rest is super cheap and freely available.
You can also skip the sterile work environment and buy some grain spawn, and put that into reusable plastic buckets.
Bucket tek is a valid method for sturdy strains, like oysters.
You don't need much expensive equipment. I spent like 25 bucks for my first grow setup, which consisted of a heavy duty shelf, a plastic bag and spray bottle.
I upgraded it later with a terrarium fogger, and even later a humidity trigger and an old PC fan.
Looks like shit, but works and is cheap.
Destroying angels are among the most toxic known mushrooms; both they and the closely related death caps (A. phalloides) contain amatoxins.[1]
Destroying angels can be mistaken for edible fungi such as the button mushroom, meadow mushroom, or the horse mushroom. Young destroying angels that are still enclosed in their universal veil can be mistaken for puffballs, but slicing them in half longitudinally will reveal internal mushroom structures. This is the basis for the common recommendation to slice in half all puffball-like mushrooms picked when mushroom hunting. Mushroom hunters recommend that people know how to recognize both the death cap and the destroying angel in all of their forms before collecting any white gilled mushroom for consumption
The destroying angel (Amanita bisporigera) and the death cap (Amanita phalloides) account for the overwhelming majority of deaths due to mushroom poisoning. The toxin responsible for this is amatoxin, which inhibits RNA polymerase II and III. Symptoms do not appear for 5 to 24 hours, by which time the toxins may already be absorbed and the damage (destruction of liver and kidney tissues) is irreversible. As little as half a mushroom cap can be fatal if the victim is not treated quickly enough. The symptoms include vomiting, cramps, delirium, convulsions, and diarrhea.
The mushroom itself is edible, but can absorb arsenic from the soil. Because its bright amethyst coloration fades with age and weathering, it becomes difficult to identify, hence the common name "deceiver" wikipedia
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