I'm getting a spore print now, and I'm pretty sure I'll have a lot more in a few days. I'll keep the updates coming.
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BTW, jackpot! Chanterelles in your own yard!
Edit: never trust the internet. Consult a proper guide for a positive ID.
though these are chanterelles, a ~~deadly~~ poisonous look-a-like to rule out are jack-o-lantern mushrooms (named because they glow in the dark!)
Jack-o-lanterns aren't deadly, they'll just send you to the toilet with a lot of regret.
generally yes, but children, elderly, immune-compromised, etc. are more susceptible and the toxins in that mushroom could theoretically result in a person's death even if in most cases it usually it just results in vomiting, diarrhea, etc.
still, it's a good call out that it's not as dangerous as something like Angel of Death.
Thank you, it's hard to see but i have many little orange pins popping up and it's been raining.
It looks like the chanterelle patch that I go to in the woods some 20 min from home. They keep showing up in the same spot every year.
I hope they keep coming back. I seeded another part of my yard with oysters a couple years ago and had one come out of my oak branch pile. Hoping for a fungal forest to go with the native plants I'm letting go in my yard.
Uh, if this is the US golden oyster mushrooms are considered invasive