Mycoscout guides
Each guide answers one question honestly, free methods included.
How to photograph a mushroom for identification
Cap, gills, stem base and habitat: the four photos that make a mushroom identifiable, plus light, scale and why you must dig up the base.
Read →Dog ate a mushroom in the yard? What to do now
Call your vet or a pet poison line now, even if your dog seems fine. Then: how to bag the mushroom, photograph it, and what the vet will ask.
Read →Are mushroom identification apps accurate? What the studies found
What published tests found when mushroom ID apps were checked, why photos miss deadly features, and how to use an app without trusting it.
Read →How to take a spore print and why it matters for identification
Make a spore print in a few hours with paper and a bowl. Why spore colour separates deadly Amanitas and Galerinas from edible look-alikes.
Read →What mushroom is this? How to identify one from a photo
Found a mushroom and want a name? The features to check, the photos to take, and why 'can I eat it' is never answered by a photo alone.
Read →Mushrooms in your lawn: are they poisonous?
Mushrooms popped up in your lawn after rain? Which common lawn species are poisonous, why kids and pets come first, and what to do next.
Read →How to tell if a mushroom is poisonous (there is no shortcut)
There is no single test. Why folk rules fail, which features rule out deadly species, and what to do if someone has already eaten one.
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