![]() Herb, Plant, & Foraging Identification Workgroupīotany Everyday (my friend, Marc Williams' awesome by donation educational site, support if you can)ĭo you have any favorite pages or sites? Please share in the comments. Here's a few good ones:Įdible Wild Plants/Mushrooms/Trees, Identification & All Aspects Discussion There are also plant or mushroom identification groups springing up all over Facebook. These mushrooms are species that I've seen growing in the eastern US, but may be more widespread depending on species. Please make sure you know before you eat! Also, none of this information is backed by the FDA, it's been compiled from research of studies and traditional history. ![]() To continue with that disclaimer, it's a lot harder and more deceptive to learn mushrooms (and plants) from books. If you can, go on a walk with someone knowledgeable (hint, hint, check out my upcoming walks here). There's probably a local botanist/mycologist/forager who can tell you. Of course, I have to start with the obligatory disclaimer, becauase you may have heard the famous saying, "There are old mushroom hunters, and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there's no old, bold mushroom hunters!" It's for real, y'all! So, I'll say it again, Always have 100% positive identification of anything wild before you eat it! And if you don't know, ask. So, if you're a vegetarian, looking for a free protein-rich meal, or wanting to know how to survive in the woods with the least amount of effort (hunting takes a lot of energy), then knowing your mushrooms is priceless! Mushrooms are sometimes called the meat of the forest because they have so much protein in them. Actually, with all the rain we've had, there's a cornucopia of fungi among us! It always amazes me when I come upon an abundance of choice edibles (that's what the fungal nerds call the super tasty mushrooms), and no one has noticed or harvested them.
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