not the kind of mushroom you want to add to your meals! According to Google, and this website, it is called the Death Cap. Need I say more?
I haven't been too far this week so I went into my archives and when I found the photo, I realized I knew nothing about fungi.
I enjoy taking photos of them. Mushrooms are one my favorite veggies also, but I obviously only get them from the store. Do any of you forage for them? That would be very interesting to do but I think I will stick to the supermarket. My expertise is zero, but at least I know about these. I wouldn't even want to touch the things.
Thanks for the visit and
I hope your day is going great.
I know there are some poisonous mushrooms. They are beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this, Denise. I hope you have a wonderful evening, dear friend.
ReplyDeleteAnd hello to you too dear friend. Thank you and you are very welcome :) Just crossed the midnight hour, had a lovely evening thank you and I hope you did too.
DeleteYou're doing a great job Denise,
ReplyDeletebuying the mushrooms from the store,
I do the same, I don't know how to tell them apart!!
They're great for photography!
Have a beautiful day my friend!!
Thank you very much Katerina :) totally agree with you. You have a beautiful day also my dear friend.
DeleteThe mushrooms we see are only the tip of the iceberg. They have threaded roots all underground, and many of the connect trees. The mushroom itself is the bloom. Deathcap!! Funny, in the animal world a bright color warns to stay away it is poison. Like poison dart frogs and some snakes. But these are innocent white.
ReplyDeleteI didn’t know this Ginny, thank you so much for the info :) It is interesting that it is such a plain color. As you say, there are a lot of bright colored and very toxic creatures out there.
DeleteI will stick to the supermarket mushrooms, Denise.
ReplyDeleteA woman down here in Australia made Beef Wellington put death cap mushrooms in it and the meal killed a few people...now she has had her trail it's over, she's been sentenced to life in prison.
Oh my goodness Margaret, that is awful, and absolutely heinous! It did cross my mind wondering about the first settlers in America, knowing absolutely nothing of these deadly plants, and fungi. I believe the local indigenous peoples may have helped with what foods were good to eat, and what not to eat but don't know too much of that part of history.
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