What type of mushroom/toad stool is this?

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I found two of these mushroom/toad stool plants. We have had LOTS of rain so things are really poppin' up! They look like an orange looking down on them and about the size of a medium orange.

Jeanette S · Answer

I have no idea the name of these, but we too have had rain for a few years now after years of near drought! Our mushrooms re very small and grow tall and lanky. We will spray another round of fungicide.

Douglas Hunt · Answer

I am far from an expert on mushrooms, but I would say that from the color and fat stem that it appears to be a type of boletus.

Marion Nesbitt · Answer

I'd try to get rid of them as soon as possible before they spread through your lawn via spores and rooty things.

Andyh · Answer

I think Doug is right, those look like boletes. Boletes are actually edible, and quite flavorful. I would not try any mushroom I am not 100 percent sure of, so don't try these unless you can verify they are safe.

Sephinroth85 · Answer

I think it might be an Amanita Caesarea! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_caesarea but you should contact an expert to be sure about it... there is a species of fungus very similar but very poisonous, but I don't remember its name!

Linda Hopper · Answer

Thanks for the information. I would NEVER eat anything that grows wild in West Texas! We have always had a few mushroom/toad stools pot up after rains but these are new to me. I consider ALL mushrooms/toad stools that grow in the wild as poisonous! That way I'm safe...lol

Xena Nierobisz · Answer

I pick these mushrooms all the time. It is a boletus. They are edible. But some people can have some kind of reaction to mushroom so I don't recommend trying it. I grew up on eating wild mushrooms and I love them.

Cyndi Neumann · Answer

I pick them or find in my forest and they dry beautifully on a willow plate holder or screen.

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