Mushroom Identification: Don't Eat Unless Certain

Yellow/brown mushrooms under pines in Kansas City. Safe to eat?

Golden Rule

If not 100% certain, DO NOT EAT. Many poisonous mushrooms resemble edible ones.

Missouri Dept. of Conservation guide: Edible/Poisonous Mushrooms

Under pines = mycorrhizal fungi (symbiotic with trees). Many are toxic. Don't risk it.

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