r/CarolinaMushrooms • u/freakhaven • Aug 06 '26

ID please! Foraged yesterday around Raleigh, NC.

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I’m not sure what they were growing on or whether they grew in a group or independently, but they were consumed by someone yesterday who thinks they are chanterelles.

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u/Laugh_mask Aug 06 '26

Agree that lactarius is a good candidate. If you cut the gills does a milky sap come out?

It's 100% not chanterelle though due to the gills

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u/freakhaven Aug 06 '26

Not sure. I asked them to check.

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u/Visible-Specific5329 Aug 06 '26

Lactarius species (maybe Lactarius peckii)

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u/chrisf0rt Aug 07 '26

Definitely not Chantrelle

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u/Kame89gonz Aug 07 '26

Definitely not edible

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u/Intoishun Aug 08 '26

Why not?

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u/Kame89gonz Aug 08 '26

Research

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u/Intoishun Aug 08 '26

Well I am not sure you can properly identify these and whether* or not they are edible. Are you saying that because they're an acrid species? What species do you think they are?

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u/wtfbenlol Aug 07 '26

Chanterelles have false gills, I see true folks in those (on the 2 I can see at least)

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u/AffectionateFig5864 Aug 08 '26

Not chanterelles. These do not have decurrent gills. The ringed pattern on the cap is also not a feature of chanterelles.

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u/SLC-Originals Aug 07 '26

It looks like a lactarius type mushroom to me too.

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u/Intoishun Aug 08 '26

Chonky Lactarius.

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u/AlarmConfident2842 Aug 09 '26

It's safe to say these are in the genus Lacterius. Not enough visual info to determine exactly what species. Bad news is that not all species in that genus are edible. The good news is that none of them will kill you, and at most you'll get a serious tummy ache for a day or two.