Scary Spidies and Wyrd ‘Shrooms

Here’s some wyrd and wonderful photos of Nature in time for All Hallows’ Eve.  Happy trick-or-treating this evening …

Shaggy parasol (Lepiota rachodes). Edible with caution (some people have reactions).
The Deceiver (Laccaria laccata) – so called because it takes many deceptive forms. Edible with caution (some people have reactions).
Questionable Stropharia (Stropharia ambigua). Beautiful, but of questionable edibility (ha, ha).
Zeller’s bolete (Boletus zelleri). Looks like a turd, but is apparently good to eat!
Conifer Psilocybe (Psilocybe pelliculosa). Yes, this is indeed an hallucinogenic “magic mushroom”. And no, we did not try it!!
Crested Coral (Clavulina cristata). Amazingly, this wyrd fungi is considered edible!
Sulfur Tuft (Naematoloma fasciculare). Pretty, but definitely poisonous.
Golden Bootleg (Phaeolepiota aurea). We call these huge ‘shrooms “pumpkin mushrooms” due to their size and color. They are edible, but not recommended. Does it taste bad?? We haven’t tried it yet!
Freckled Dapperling (Lepiota aspera). Quite a name, huh? A potentially poisonous species, and one that is difficult to identify.
Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia). Believe it or not, this is another edible fungi. It would be hard to make much of a meal out of it as it’s so small.

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