ISO a reputable mycologist

[42itous]

These are growing under our maple tree. I'd really like someone to tell me their edibility status. But I don't want just a guess, I want an absolutely positive, without-a-shade-of-a-doubt identification. Can we safely eat these for dinner? Or do we have to stop inviting babyfriends over to crawl in our yard?



More photos in the comments.

The largest caps are maybe 5" across; the smaller ones are 2.5 or 3". I've never seen these in our yard before, but that side of the maple also dropped its leaves earlier than usual, so maybe the mushrooms are living on decaying roots.

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[miraclaire.livejournal.com]

Those look like the ones that were growing in Crosby Park when Jesse was a baby -- his friend Avi ate some, and poison control (eventually... it took WAY too long, I think, for them to get back to us, even though we were able to email them a picture) said that they were bad to eat, but mostly just induce vomiting.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured it's best to avoid them just to be on the safe side. It's just sad that we can't let babies crawl in our backyard anymore. :(