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Mushrooms inPeakare like surprise packages: some fill your belly, others fill your grave. With no food labels and plenty of ways to die, foraging becomes a high-stakes guessing game. Luckily for you, this guide will help you spot the edible from the deadly before your next snack break becomes your last.
From skirted stems to polka-dotted caps, we’ll walk you through the visual cues that separate the tasty from the toxic. Knowing your mushrooms might just save your life or at least keep your teammates from having to drag your poisoned body up the mountain. Let’s get shroom-savvy before someone ends up a cautionary tale at the next campfire.
The non-toxic Cluster Mushroom’sstems are smoothwith no skirt.
How To Tell If Chubby Mushrooms Are Toxic
Chubby Mushroomsareround and large at the bottom,andhave a flat cap. Good news: they arealways safe to eat.Enjoy!
Button Mushrooms haveskinny stems and thick,round caps.
Toxic Button Mushrooms havepolka dotson theircapsandtheir stems.
Non-Toxic
Thecapsof non-toxic Button Mushroomshave a criss-cross pattern on top, like sourdough bread. You won’t see spots as you hold them.
