Mushroom ID Thread

[ducks4days]

Now I have to say, I know alot of mushrooms look alike but can be poisonous so I am not familiar with a yellow coral. It's buttery yellow at the tops but more creamy white up the trunk and at the base. What is it and how would you prepare it? I've only come across cluster corals with the brown and redish hue on them.

Theres a ton of different white choral mushrooms, Did you grab a spore print by chance?

[Angry Perch]

That first picture is of scaly chanterelles. Do not eat them. You will get sick.

Ya, that one looked odd.

[b0bbyg]

I'm gonna post all the suspect ones I found and you guys let me know what you think they are and I can judge my ID ability. Here's some Russula?

You are braver than I am.  I like to run all my "might be safe" shrooms to the trout lake buyer.
If he says they are OK then I might eat them, but at least it is a hands on ID check by someone in that business.

 I love hunt wa members, but I generally won't trust an online ID even from folks I like. 
Sometimes don't 100% trust guys in my own camp.

[Bullkllr]

I'm gonna post all the suspect ones I found and you guys let me know what you think they are and I can judge my ID ability. Here's some Russula?

You are braver than I am.  I like to run all my "might be safe" shrooms to the trout lake buyer.
If he says they are OK then I might eat them, but at least it is a hands on ID check by someone in that business.

 I love hunt wa members, but I generally won't trust an online ID even from folks I like. 
Sometimes don't 100% trust guys in my own camp.

Sounds like a great policy to check further for edibility.

I see this thread more as interesting discussion of possible edible or non-edible fungi. Some posters know a lot; some, like myself, know little. Some shrooms are easy to ID; some are difficult. I think you could weed out a bunch from a thread like this and also know that a few  might be worth investigating further. 

[pianoman9701]

I normally won't help identify mushrooms for you to eat on this forum. When I know something is inedible for sure, I'll let you know. I won't be responsible for getting someone ill or dead. If you're in my corner of the state and want me to go out with you, I'd be glad to if I have an open schedule.

[LDennis24]

Well I know you said the yellow coral bothered you earlier on this thread Pianoman so I wasn't sure if this was the variety you tried or was it the more solid yellow colored variety. Ramaria aura or Ramaria flava or Ramaria formosa. Perfect example of three similar varieties. I only kept some regular chantrelles, some scaly chantrelles and the one yellow coral. I have eaten the Scaly chantrelles from this area before with no ill effects. I cooked out the moisture and then sautéed them well and added them to white sauce with linguini. They were excellent. I know some people can eat them without any problems while others cannot and will get sick.

[pianoman9701]

Looks like white coral to me. Unsure, as always!! 

[b0bbyg]

I'm gonna post all the suspect ones I found and you guys let me know what you think they are and I can judge my ID ability. Here's some Russula?

You are braver than I am.  I like to run all my "might be safe" shrooms to the trout lake buyer.
If he says they are OK then I might eat them, but at least it is a hands on ID check by someone in that business.

 I love hunt wa members, but I generally won't trust an online ID even from folks I like. 
Sometimes don't 100% trust guys in my own camp.

Sounds like a great policy to check further for edibility.

I see this thread more as interesting discussion of possible edible or non-edible fungi. Some posters know a lot; some, like myself, know little. Some shrooms are easy to ID; some are difficult. I think you could weed out a bunch from a thread like this and also know that a few  might be worth investigating further. 

I agree with your comments, helpful as a general guide to what some mushrooms might be.
It is fun to go out and find new stuff I'll have to post some pictures of stuff I find once I get out again.

[Platensek-po]

Have some friends who tried a few different coral mushrooms and they stated they all caused some GI distress. Has made me kind of avoid them. They are all
Over the places I hunt but I mostly just stick to the easy ones. There have been soooo many chanterelles and lobsters this year that it’s been hard to even bother trying anything else. Still trying to find a good cauliflower this year.