Death Cap and Destroying Angel: Deadly Amanita Look-alikes
Death Cap, Destroying Angel, Amanita Egg Stage (Death Cap / Destroying Angel button), Fly Agaric, Yellow-Staining Mushroom
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Field notes for foraging safely. Start with the look-alike guides: each one shows the dangerous species next to the edibles people confuse them with, and how to tell them apart.
Look-alike guides 20
Morel Look-alikes: False Morels and Early Morels
False Morel, Early Morel / Wrinkled Thimble Cap
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Honey Mushroom Look-alikes: Deadly Galerina and Webcaps
Deadly Galerina, Webcap (Deadly Cortinarius species)
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Matsutake Look-alikes: Toxic Tricholomas and Amanita smithiana
Dirty Tricholoma / Tigertop, Amanita smithiana
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Wild Grape Look-alikes: Canada Moonseed and Virginia Creeper
Canada Moonseed, Virginia Creeper
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Water Hemlock and Poison Hemlock: Deadly Carrot-Family Look-alikes
Water Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Giant Hogweed, Wild Parsnip
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Wild Onion, Garlic and Ramp Look-alikes: Death Camas and Friends
Death Camas, Lily of the Valley, False Hellebore / Corn Lily
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Chanterelle Look-alikes: Jack-o-Lantern and False Chanterelle
Jack-o-Lantern, False Chanterelle, Woolly Chanterelle / Scaly Vase
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King Bolete (Porcini) Look-alikes: Bitter and Satan's Bolete
Satan's Bolete, Bitter Bolete
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Oyster Mushroom Look-alikes: Angel Wings and Mock Oyster
Angel Wings, Mock Oyster
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Puffball Look-alikes: Earthballs and Amanita Buttons
Common Earthball, Amanita Egg Stage (Death Cap / Destroying Angel button)
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Fairy Ring and Fried Chicken Mushroom Look-alikes
Ivory Funnel (Sweating Mushroom), Inocybe (Fiber Cap), Lead Poisoner
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Black Nightshade vs Blueberries: Telling Them Apart
Nightshade Berries
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Edible Berries vs Buckthorn: Telling Them Apart
Buckthorn
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Pokeweed: The Berry and Shoot Look-alike to Know
Pokeweed
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Cattail and Day Lily Look-alikes: Toxic Iris
Iris / Yellow Flag Iris
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Fiddlehead Look-alikes: Sensitive Fern
Sensitive Fern
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Chestnut vs Horse Chestnut and Buckeye
Horse Chestnut / Buckeye
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Purslane vs Spurge: Telling Them Apart
Spurge
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Poison Sumac vs Edible Sumac
Poison Sumac
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