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Fungi have suddenly appeared on the lawn. Lots of them.

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Poly Hive:
DSCF2428 by Shenachieagain,

DSCF2427 by Shenachieagain, on Flickr

Might anyone know if they are edible or even what they are?

PH

Si S:
NOT an expert but had an interest some years ago:

The little ones in top photo I reckon are Psilocybe, edibility depends on your attitude to altered consciousness.  ;)

The big ones, dunno, but a good rule of thumb is don't eat white gilled fungi, a lot of the amanita family have white gills, if it's got a volva underground (as if the stem is growing out of a bulbous sac) it's an amanita, but there are a few exceptions to the white gill rule such as The Miller mushroom and a couple of others.

Scent and spore print play a big part in fungi identification, best bet is to go on a course locally and take a sample (in a bag and handle with gloves)

Poly Hive:
Not saying anything about my background knowledge but the little ones are actually not that little, its the pic, and don't have the give away nipple. *cough*

PH

Gattopardo:
Er dibs...for an experiment

Jaded:
Whether fungi are edible or not is a game I prefer not to play.

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