A mushroom expert friend of mine took me out on my prairie in Nebraska and we found three edibles, and others she wasn't confident we could identify without spore prints. What I learned from two hikes with my friend is that a video such as this, with all the glorious photos, is absolutely NOT enough education about edible vs. poisonous mushrooms. So, to the newbies, a word of caution, there is a LOT to learn about mushrooms before you start trying to match up pictures to what you see in nature, harvest and eat. Get a good book first, study, learn, find an expert to teach you. Go slow, and always err on the side of caution.
Very good advice. I would add. If you are picking in a group , do not allow anyone to put anything in your container unless you look at it carefully. And do not consume a mushroom that your "teacher "will not eat even when they say it is good.
I just started studying mycology a few months ago! I wouldn’t dare eat anything until I have at least a year of studying under my belt! I’m not afraid of getting sick I just don’t want to see any dragons!
To start with the toxic Jack-o-lanterns look much like the deliciously edible Chanterelles, but... (1)The Jack-o-lanterns grow in big tight colonies, while the Chanterelles grow singly or at the most in groups of usually no more than 4 or 5. (2)Jack-o-lanterns have delicate gills which descend down the stem, while Chanterelles have thicker, tougher ridges which descend down the stem. (3)Jack-o-lanterns glow in the dark and have a little dome in the middle of the cap, while Chanterelles do not. (4)Jack-o-lanterns' inner flesh is orange, while Chanterelles' inner flesh is white.
that was a beautiful video, and since im new, I learned a lot in a real short amount of time! Thank you Chris Matherly, for teaching me that there is more to mushrooms than the snow caps I get from the supermarket! I don't think the average person would think there are so many different types of them out there. it doesn't say where these mushrooms came from generally, but it would be nice to know, and the time of year they were found also?? I have no idea where to look or when, and im just finding out about Morels and where they are. I lived most of my life in WNY, and no one has ever mentioned a word about mushrooms! great job on the video! its the poisonous ones I worry about ! those the ones I need to know about, so I don't die!
Every different climate is different. My best suggestion is to look up your local mycology group enjoying it. Usually it's only 20 bucks a year to join in most areas. You will meet for mushroom hunting with elderly people that will teach you everything. It's good to learn about mushrooms like this because you will learn very fast and also the socialization is good for the health of humans.
Start with Lions Mane, Maitake, and Chicken of the Woods. All easily identifiable and not really much chance at mis ID as long as you ask someone to double check ya.
Would be nice for u to review the mushrooms, give us information, common names, to go along with this video. I recognized a few, but enjoy learning, thanks
I thought the same...most animals instinctively will not eat poisonous anything and I figured the girls parents were teaching her what not to touch/eat etc.
@@vadaminot429 yep.. we knew. We were always told to NEVER eat ANY mushrooms we saw growing wild. They told us they were all poisons - whether that was true in our area or that was a scare tactic to keep us safe because they didn't know the difference.. who knows. But I'm here, and alive even lol now that I know they're not all poisonous, I want to know more about them. At her age though, she knows not to eat them for sure.
@@Bomber411 I was told that after I got my stomach pumped 😆😂😏😒😣 my dad use to take me looking for Morel's and I conned the neighbor kid into eating see really toxic mushroom.... After that everything was poison 😬 I wasn't three yet but I remember bits and pieces.... My parents still won't eat any wild mushrooms.
You're awesome man. I found some mushrooms on a dead log and normally I can just Google something and find out what it is relatively easily, but I was struggling with these. Found some elm oysters and your video helped me id them.
This was one of the best videos on common edible and poisonous mushrooms I’ve seen on the net. Great content and educational info! Well done. New subscriber just for that alone! 👍
How sad this was just an EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL ad.......I am on a fixed income I DO LOVE Fungi though!!! ;0) Happy hunting anyway, I enjoyed your video immensely!
ok, after seeing the bears head tooth being called lions mane i gotta chime in here.. this is cool video but not one to gauge and identify any edible mushrooms with. some species shown closely resemble suilus varieties and aren't a very palatable species, the armillaria varieties shown can also be easily confused with jack-o-lantern and it takes someone who has been well trained to be able to discern the edible varieties. not all boletes are edible, some are better than others. also the lobster mushroom is actually quite rare as it is a parasitic mold that usually grows on white russula or milk caps
北美的猴头菇(Lion’s Mane mushroom狮鬃菇，大胡子牙菇 )与熊头菇(Bear’s Head mushroo)，先上英文介绍：Botanically known as Hericium americanum, the Bear’s Head mushroom is a North America Hericium species. Bear’s Head mushroom is also known as the Bear’s-head Tooth fungus, or Pom Pom mushroom. It can often be mistaken for one of its sibling species, the Lion’s Mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus), which grows throughout Asia and in the United States. The difference between the two is very slight, primarily ecological and the presence of a branched fruiting body in the mature americanum species and the lack thereof in the erinaceus species. Bear’s Head mushrooms can be found in the wild and can also be cultivated. 这两种野生菇都是蘑菇佳品，同属Hericium真菌属，珊瑚菌属(又叫猬菌属，牙菌属，鸡枞菌属，猴头菌属)。它们实际上不止两个种，而是至少六种白色珊瑚菌的混称。 猴头菌属或者珊瑚菌属是一个形态整洁优美的食用菌属，有着许多美丽可口的蘑菇，除了六种猴头菌之外，还有其它颜色形态各异的菌类，如鸡枞菌，黄珊瑚菌等等，是蘑菇中的树状种类。猴头菇通常特指菌体整齐，呈完整球状的Hericium erinaceus，熊头菇则为比较松散的珊瑚状，通常是Hericium americanum or H. coralloides, H. abietis这三种真菌之一。它们有时甚至没有牙毛菌体，但是都为白色美味蘑菇。具体形状几乎只能通过图片表示。In 2004, the phylogenetic relationships of Hericium species were analysed by comparing the rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequences of H. abietis, H. alpestre, H. americanum, H. coralloides, H. erinaceum, H. erinaceus and H. laciniatum. This analysis separated H. erinaceum from the six other Hericium species, and showed that H. erinaceus, H. abietis, H. americanum, and H. coralloides are closely related each to other but genetically diverged from H. alpestre and H. laciniatum.
Fly Agaric Amanitas(amanita muscaria) are edible, yet acts as a hallucinogen due to being poisonous, there is no psilocybin in it. It has been used for millennia in religious rituals and is still used today in Siberia as an intoxicants. Also can be a great fly trap when crumbled in milk.
I've watched the vast majority of this video and you've got at least 5 different mushrooms with various pics saying they are one thing but clearly you should know they are not the same variety. I'm thumbs downing this video because it's dangerous misinformation. And you Sir are reguarded as an expert so it's even more important to give the correct information in your presentations.
Interesting video, but it would be wise to add the Latin names so that viewers can be sure of what they are looking at. Common names may vary from one region or country to another, and can be very confusing, especially to beginners.
The fly agaric is not deadly . It is hallucinogenic . May be deadly if you eat a bunch but 2 to 3 grams of dried fly and you will have a good time . Watch Hamilton's Pharmacopeia . season 2 episode 8 .
Unfortunately, people can hear 'toxic' and "deadly" pops to mind. I can just picture someone now, finishing a sip of beer telling me they're not dumb enough to ingest something toxic like that. People don't give their livers enough credit.
Chris nice little slide show of sh rooms, does Flithy Ritches have you locked down? some little videos of correct identification of some of those shrooms would be nice, especially with the one's where there's a few types of that variety, especially the capped mushrooms, I know lot of other folks could use that information as myself, I'm getting better @ identifying a lot of the capped one's better, but still nervous over picking a lot of those, hoping the fall shrooms still do good here in MO with some rain, they were starting to come up good, then we dried out, hoping they will do like the chanterelles did the end of summer
I used to get lots of different mushrooms a long time ago. Now I just get chicken mushrooms and puff balls. Spore prints are best for checking some rooms. You have to be 100 p sure. Thanks.
Thank you. I'd be really interested in chatting about how to basically be a great picker if theres any tips for a genuine forager never been a fan of fungi till now. Thank you great video
Well it just so happens that some of the choicest edibles are also great beginner mushrooms. Learn which grow most prolifically in your area, and learn to ID them one species at a time, what they grow from, and what plants they associate themselves with. More importantly, learn how to ID all the poisonous, similar looking ones, so you know which features to be on the look-out for. Good (delicious, and easy to ID) beginner mushrooms to get you started: *Chanterelles* - easy to ID. Sometimes confused with poisonous Jack-o-Lanterns, and there's no good excuse for that. *Cauliflower mushroom* - no mistaking them, really. There are no look-alikes. *Chicken of the Woods* - no mistaking these either. Delicious! Cook thoroughly, and eat only the outer 2 inches of the cap of younger specimens. They become tough and inedible with age. They're hard to digest and cause stomach upset in some individuals as many fungi that grow on wood do. Eat just a small amount for your first time. *Hedgehogs* - arguably the best beginner mushroom of all; an easy to ID toothed mushroom. One of my faves, although a bit scarce in my area. There are no poisonous toothed mushrooms. If it has little spines as a spore bearing surface (instead of gills or pores), it can't harm you. Many toothed mushrooms are _inedible,_ mind you. *Morels* - delicious, hard to spot, spring mushroom. Easy to ID. Requires thorough cooking to neutralize toxins. May cause gastro-intestinal upset in some individuals (but hey, they're gourmet!). There are a few poisonous false morel species, but are easily distinguishable. I won't list White Matsutake (pine mushroom) as a beginner species. Until you've held them, squeezed them, & smelled them in both button and mature form, they can be confused with quite a variety of other white mushrooms, including a couple of deadly ones. If you're in the PNW, drop by a mushroom buyer _now_ and ask to examine some. SMELL them, and smell deeply. You should notice the aroma of cinnamon candies (cinnamon hearts, hot tamales, Big Red gum) amongst the other earthy, fungusy smells. Pay attention to how rock-solid firm they are, the cap colour like a toasted marshmallow, and the *tapered stalk* with the *ash grey, podzolic soil on the tip.* (Yes, the dirt colour is a key feature). Grasp the stem in your fist, and give it a good hard squeeze. If it crushes in your hand, it either has bugs, or it's not a pine mushroom. Feel free to fire questions at me. I've been hunting mushrooms on Vancouver Island for 30 years. If you're not in the PNW, I may not be of great help, but I still know a thing or two.
Only 3 were deadly. Sulphur tuft: so bitter nobody would eat it one reported death, 99% just sickening. Jack o lantern: sickening. Deadly galerina: deadly is in the name. Scaly vase: eaten by many with no ill effects. Destroying angel: destroying= deadly. Death cap: death in the name. Fly agaric and yellow patches sickening. Most "poisonous" mushrooms are not deadly especially if you follow the small portion when you first try it rule.
it's common practise not to show both though because someone will remember the poisonous one and could get confused later and eat the wrong one, that's why. It's precautionary.
Orion Riedel this guy fuckin showed us alot of deadly ones. Always avoid mushrooms with different and or weird colors like orange. Second off NEVER eat a mushroom with gills but most importantly the ones with the rings on them. He has showed us some very deadly mushrooms in this video. I am a Perfesional Scientist who ONLY studies mushrooms and things like how to remove the poison from within the gills. Dont trust this video
As a man with 2 decades of mushroom collecting experience I can say that nor the rings nor colors aren't a sure sign if a mushroom is edible/poisonous/deadly. Also even if the gills have their poison removed, other parts of the mushroom may contain poison.
Versacci Dragon - haha, a "Perfesional" scientist who studies mushrooms is a mycologist ;) If your going to lie on the internet, at least try and use the proper vocabulary.
Honey's are going wild right now, but check to make sure you know all the distinctions between look-alikes (sulphur tuft, deadly galerina). White spore print important for one. Very close look alikes there.
Chris, Thank you! This is such a terrific video for identifying mushrooms. I've been following you for about 17+ years now. You had helped me ID a Bicolor Bolete way, way back. Now, I watch you on Filthy Riches on TV.Question :Is it true, like you have in your video, that there are many varieties of Boletes, all are edible???
From time to time, wild Portobello mushrooms pop up around our conifer trees. They are quite easy to identify and are a tasty addition to most any dish.
I'm 57 and been hunting the dang things since I was 12... the only mushrooms worth having are morels. People that are often allergic to other mushrooms can seem to tolerate morels. Not giving medical advice here
There other wild mushrooms i would take over morels any day like chanterelles, wild oyster, blewits, and yeah gotta agree with robert, chicken of the woods is delicous.
This video is very poorly executed. While you mention in the title that there will be poisonous species in the video, you don't even point out which ones are and are not. I know this isn't meant as an I.D. guide but some people will probably use it as such, especially at the 300,000+ views it has. This video is irresponsible and should at the VERY LEAST have a disclaimer that this should not be used to positively I.D. mushrooms. You should know every detail about the mushrooms you're foraging and each and every possible look-alike of that species before you ever attempt to forage for them. The only safe way for this to be done is to get a high-quality field guide and study it like you're studying for a college exam. And to be even safer you should really also join a local mushroom club and go foraging with experienced mycologists. Pictures alone are absolutely not a safe way of identifying mushrooms. Also just a side note there is a lot of misinformation just in the comments on this video. And misinformation or overly simplified information about mushrooms is all over youtube. Either study field guides like you're in college and forage with real mycologists when you first start or risk dying. And dying is probably inevitable eventually if you don't do the former. Also to Chris Matherly the maker of the video. If you're just going to put up a bunch of fast-moving pretty pictures to try and catch peoples attention so you can get views and not take any time or effort into giving people real information, you should not be posting videos about fungus by any means. It's a serious topic and you're putting peoples lives at risk.
Slippery Jack's are bitter and can give you indigestion.. And I'm fairly sure one of the spikey puffballs is no bueno too.. Also you need a disclaimer because your title implied these are all good to eat when in fact they may not be and your video could be misconstrued as an identification tool. Which it is not, nor do I feel it's intended to be a guide.
All I know about mushrooms 1. if it does not exactly look like a morel, leave it alone. 2. You better know what you are doing when you hunt other types. Mushrooming is something of an art
if anyone thinks they can go out and start picking wild mushrooms because they've seen a picture of one is asking to poison themselves. it takes a microscope and a reference book to safely or experienced expert identify a mushroom type for the first time and unless you've actually seen a few examples of the real thing, you're guessing.
I have read in medical reports that ALL mushrooms should NOT be consumed by small children and elderly especially people with health problems like liver failure.
Excellent video! Thank you for your time making and posting it. I certainly appreciate it. You turned me onto a new one (Resinous polypore) which I found about 10 lbs. worth. Just cut along the outer edges. Quite yummy!!!
Yeah, I was always taught parasol was poisonous 3:12. All varieties. Im thinking this video wasn't so educational after all. Not that I take advice from youtube, I was actually hoping to see some real footage of something rare and delicious. Nope, just common bullshittery.
Oh my gosh they looked the same how can you tell them apart? I just experienced with one today I picked outside my house. I hope I won’t croak! I said a prayer before I eat it. Well if anything happens surely I’ll go to mushroom heaven.
ostrom's mushroom factory had shut down by the time I was born and I'm in my fifties. But the Big Barn in the fields were blocks long and there is mushrooms everywhere! but the only one that I knew was shaggy mane and we pick those. Your video is so fast and half of your poisonous ones look like pictures of your Edible Ones. So I could never use this for anything. I live in Washington State. I found boletes and I had tried some and they smelled like gravy they were so delicious in the boxes up on the top shelf and I cannot find it for the life of me. someone told me not to eat them cuz I didn't know what they were but boletes. I've never been afraid to eat them before and then somebody scared me so they sat in the Box smelling like gravy. If I found them I'd still assumed they were good
Can you tell me more about the scaly vase.... I thought these were woolly chanterelles... I have eaten them before with out any issues, actually several times.
