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[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I agree with everyone saying the first ones look like chantrelles from the top but it's important to check the bottom to confirm it has veins and not true gills.

The second on looks more like an earthball (poison) than a puffball (tasty) but there are other possibilities. The best way to get an ID is to cut it in half lengthwise:

  • A puffball will be pure white or starting to turn brownish in the middle (don't eat if it if it is)

  • an earthball will have a thicker skin and will be purple in the middle or brown if it's further along

  • if you see a fully formed cap with gills it's probably an Amanita button

  • if it's uniformly marbled it's probably a truffle

  • anything else is a probably a false truffle or a stinkhorn button

I'm not sure what to make of the third one without seeing what's on the other side of it.

I'm not sure about the last one but it's interesting and I'd like to see more closeups.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

If you have chanterelles in your yard that would be so cool. They're an excellent beginner friendly mushroom, easy to positively ID, and absolutely delicious.

Second may be a puffball or an earth ball (or something else, I'm still quite a beginner myself). Puffballs should be easy to positively ID too, just not as easy as chanterelles. A choice edible.

[–] magpie@mander.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Are the yellow ones chanterelles? They don't grow in my area or are very rare so I don't have a good eye for them. Pic of underside would be cool.

[–] jared@mander.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Google thinks they are, I'm going to try and keep an eye on them and see if they get bigger. I'll post more in a few days hopefully.

[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I think these are chantarelles too. Confirm by looking at the ridges under the hat, they are very identifiable.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

Don't get greedy, they are fleeting and tomorrow might be too late to harvest.

[–] magpie@mander.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

If they're chanterelles they look about ready to pick, might go wormy on you if you wait much longer.