You can start with mushrooms that have no poisonous look-alikes, and gradually build confidence in your identification skills.
I do see a lot of troubling Facebook posts asking if a big heap of different mushrooms are edible.
You do have to put in some work to be able to identify a lot of different species. As a bonus though, I've leave a lot about trees and natural systems in general.
- get a regional guidebook
- attend a mycology society foray
You can start with mushrooms that have no poisonous look-alikes, and gradually build confidence in your identification skills.
I do see a lot of troubling Facebook posts asking if a big heap of different mushrooms are edible.
You do have to put in some work to be able to identify a lot of different species. As a bonus though, I've leave a lot about trees and natural systems in general.