Careful identification is key
2019-11-30 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Marie Freeman
To identify puffball mushrooms, they must be pure white when cut in half, like a marshmallow or a fresh mozzarella cheese. Any sign of patterns, or marks or colors or anything other than pure white, and especially signs of gills, could indicate a potentially very toxic look-alike, such as a destroying angel or deathcap mushroom.
More about puffball identification: eattheplanet.org/puffball-mushroom-youll-be-ok-if-you-follow-one-id-feature
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2019-11-30 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Marie Freeman
To identify puffball mushrooms, they must be pure white when cut in half, like a marshmallow or a fresh mozzarella cheese. Any sign of patterns, or marks or colors or anything other than pure white, and especially signs of gills, could indicate a potentially very toxic look-alike, such as a destroying angel or deathcap mushroom.
More about puffball identification: eattheplanet.org/puffball-mushroom-youll-be-ok-if-you-follow-one-id-feature
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