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[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 20 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Penny bun (yummy):
1000138275

Bitter bolete (extremely bitter+bad time on the toilet):
1000138276

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 16 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

St. George's mushroom (yummy): 1000138278

deadly fibrecap: 1000138277

Sometimes they look clearly different but not always

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 3 points 1 hour ago

These are more identical than the meme!! lmfaooo

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The fiber cap stains red as it can be seen in the picture you posted, the St George doesn't.

What I meant was that I don't know any edible mushroom that looks exactly the same as a toxic one and doesn't have a major characteristic that differentiates it immediately like the smell in the xanthodermus or the staining in the amanita ponderosa.

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The bottom one is not toxic, just tastes bad.

[–] the_artic_one@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago

I've heard some people use them as cocktail bitters.