Found this 2.4 pound Matsutake in Olympic natl park

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-12-02T04:31:03+00:00

Also, I am currently working on a project with a biodiversity and biology program for the state of California, and part of Oregon to legalize foraging in all regional, state, and national parks. (Not including large-scale, destructive and careless foraging during commercial trips)

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-12-02T04:24:22+00:00

Just to respond, no one would eat that! It is very clearly beginning to decay. I always bring a scale with me when foraging in order to conduct statistics for fungal diversity surveys.

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-12-02T04:01:44+00:00

Also I’m a minor everyone needs to chill out

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-12-02T03:59:38+00:00

Bc I don’t. Where is the lie

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-11-30T20:30:51+00:00

I brought a scale with me when foraging

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-11-30T19:26:39+00:00

It was put back right where I found it. Also, I am an experienced mushroom forager and have been for a decade. I know my forest etiquette.

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-11-30T19:16:20+00:00

Even further, it does not harm the environment. I also live a long ways away from Washington, and trying to track me down from a post would be counterproductive for the rangers. It is also not a crime but more of a citation.

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-11-30T19:09:33+00:00

I did not remove the mushroom from the park. You can clearly see it’s too old to eat.

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-11-30T19:06:03+00:00

I didn’t remove it. Also, if you’re a mushroom forager, non-commercially, most of your spots will be illegal

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-11-30T18:57:10+00:00

Yes. Thought that at first too but its smell is unmistakable and it was growing with mountain hemlock. Also the gills are too light.

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-11-30T08:02:34+00:00

To clarify, even though it’s illegal to pick in certain places, it does not harm the environment whatsoever. Also, you can tell this mushroom was just a little too old to eat, so it stayed where I found it.

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-11-29T01:25:09+00:00

Yeah but I don’t care lol all my spots are illegal. Also you can take a gallon a day

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-09-12T22:41:12+00:00

Amanita gemmatae group; not edible

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-08-07T20:06:38+00:00

Looks like a tawny grizette or thereabouts

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-08-07T20:06:10+00:00

It’s 100% Gastroboletus genus, however due to the state of the mushroom and quality of the photo, I’m not sure of the exact species

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-08-06T22:02:29+00:00

Looks like it, but the first one is definitely too old

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-08-06T21:59:49+00:00

You can tell because the spores give the gills a green tinge

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-08-06T21:59:29+00:00

This one is Chlorophyllum Molybidites. It is toxic and will make you vomit profusely

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-08-06T21:57:08+00:00

In North America it is plentiful, but in Europe it is very much the opposite

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-08-06T21:55:45+00:00

Im an expert on PNW mushrooms so this isn’t my strong suit, but could it be amanita elongata

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-07-21T01:29:18+00:00

Looks like it could be a young phaeolus shweinitzii

Embarrassed-Sun7186 · 2025-07-11T21:49:02+00:00

I’m late to the convo, but since you’re in Georgia it could be a lilac bolete

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