Happy #mushroommonday 🍄 A fun photo I took today 🙂
I think this is Amanita muscaria var. guessowii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria_var._guessowii
This one looks like it has two heads 😁
Here's another view. Looks like a lawn mower blew some grass clippings on the gills.
Looks like a bird or someone else took a little sample of this mushroom.
According to https://foragerchef.com/amanita-muscariafly-agaric/ its "edible, hallucinogenic and potentially poisonous." Potentially poisonous and edible are mutually exclusive in my book 🤣
Here is an older example of the Amanita muscaria var. guessowii also know as American yellow fly agaric.
An Alice in Wonderland view although the Amanita muscaria in that story is the red variety.
These mushrooms were nearby and looked similar but were growing out of a tree.
I think they are a variety of Pholiota. And Pholiota is poisonous. Forager beware. And again I feel the need to say at least once a post... I am an unexperienced mushroom photographer and forager. Don't put much weight on any of my identifications. Find a knowledgeable local forager to learn from if you are new.
Another shot of the Pholiota. Both the mushrooms in my post are in this article https://vlt.org/2022/08/11/forest-mushrooms-in-vermont/
Here's a final shot of the Pholiota showing where they were growing.
Thanks for checking out my #mushroommonday. Here's a bonus picture of other things that like our damp Vermont woods.
Bravely captured by my wife 😁
