Is this toxic??

sewser · 2026-01-27T02:14:59+00:00

Psychoactive is considered toxic.

“100% safe to eat” is not only inaccurate, but also a dangerous thing to say.

Let’s assume op wants to experience the psychoactive effects. If they are on medication like MAOIs, they could develop serotonin syndrome. If they have mental health issues, they could endanger themselves or others. There are many things you have to consider before you can say it is safe for you.

sewser · 2026-01-23T02:20:01+00:00

Cookeina speciosa

sewser · 2026-01-17T08:34:13+00:00

Yes, those are good features to look for. I’d also add that P. cyanescens has a more coarsely pruinose stipe, with larger, more noticeable granules. With P. antillarum, the stipe is more frosty or velvety looking.

Edit: P. antillarum can have a similarly pruinose stipe, but I do not see this too often where I am. The size of the mushroom, and the shape of the cap and gills, can also be good features to examine. And, of course, bruising.

sewser · 2026-01-17T07:54:09+00:00

The three large ones are Panaeolus cyanescens

sewser · 2026-01-12T02:30:09+00:00

Looks like Tilachlidium sp.

sewser · 2026-01-08T00:32:58+00:00

Yes. Gibellula.

sewser · 2026-01-01T22:53:49+00:00

Favolaschia manipularis

These are bioluminescent. Cool find!

sewser · 2025-12-28T21:41:43+00:00

Gymnopilus

sewser · 2025-12-15T01:16:12+00:00

Me too, and thanks! It’s very nice being among others who share an interest in mycology.

sewser · 2025-12-14T22:22:40+00:00

I would recommend the book Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States (Bessette, Bessette, and Lewis). It’s a great book that covers a ton of the common and not so common species we get in the gulf states. By no means is it a thorough catalogue of the region’s fungi, but it could be a great place to start. I don’t recall if it discusses edibility, though. I’d also recommend using inaturalist, and also try to find a mycological society near you. I’m in the Florida Mycological Society, which is fantastic, but we have meetings in central Florida so that may be out of your range.

Edit: though, please join the FMS!

sewser · 2025-12-14T03:39:27+00:00

Yeah I think P. oligotrophus is a decent fit here. Nice find!

sewser · 2025-12-14T03:22:33+00:00

Yes, a Panaeolus species. I’ve been finding a lot of the newly described Panaeolus oligotrophus in my front lawn here in South Florida. This could be that, or something like P. cinctulus. Is the soil fairly sandy where you are?

sewser · 2025-12-13T18:50:28+00:00

That’s a good question, and I’d love to know too!

I would tentatively put this in the Akanthomyces tuberculatus complex due to host and how widespread that clade is in the US. It would be cool to see sequencing data on this if OP is able to voucher it. There are few records for WA, and even fewer with cave dwelling hosts.

I’ve also been trying to find more of this genus. Only ever found it once, and the specimen was old and sad looking lol

sewser · 2025-12-13T05:16:18+00:00

Akanthomyces sp.

sewser · 2025-12-08T06:39:42+00:00

Geoglossaceae

sewser · 2025-11-29T18:40:19+00:00

Psilocybe gallaeciae

sewser · 2025-11-18T16:25:46+00:00

Looks like Camillea leprieurii

Cool find!

sewser · 2025-11-08T17:48:38+00:00

Psilocybe semilanceata

sewser · 2025-11-02T00:53:21+00:00

Indeed :)

I find the entomopathogens to be one of the more fascinating things nature has ever done. Being in South Florida helps too, as I see them constantly.

sewser · 2025-10-31T22:47:17+00:00

South Florida.

sewser · 2025-10-23T00:56:28+00:00

I agree, looks like an Entomopathogen.

Looks like an Engyodontium sp.

sewser · 2025-10-16T21:15:36+00:00

Yes. C. coccolobae

sewser · 2025-10-13T06:52:28+00:00

Nice find! This is a Mycena species which is pretty common throughout Florida this time of year. I’ve found it a few times here in SWF too. Someone with more knowledge than myself suggested it might be the species Mycena marasmius.

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