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I think it looks delicious though.

Hypholoma fasciculare

The edible species is Hypholoma capnoides which looks quite similar.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it just the curve of the cap that makes them different? That is scary if it is.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if you are referring to the two images? If so, they are both pictures of the posionous Sulfur Tuft (maybe my post was confusing). The edible species has some slightly different coloring, but that's really not enough for me to be able to tell the difference with confidence.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's easy to tell them apart. The one that kills you when you eat it is the bad one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Just bring a friend along to help identify them

[–] Ithronmorn 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The big identification factor is that fasciculare is very bitter! I love Hypholoma lateritium and that's a trick I learned to help distinguish them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hmm thanks, you made me read up on the topic some more. If I come across some capnoides I think I will try and identify them with certainty! The taste is indeed a pretty fail proof factor. And actually it should even be possible to identify them visually.

I am always a little scared when leaving the relatively safe terrain of my beloved boletes.