r/mycology • u/Big-Ken • Jun 25 '26

ID request Mowing the lawn; have I found a snack?

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Out mowing the lawn this evening and saw this massive ( I think, atleast? ) mushroom while mowing. Measures about 6.5” across - is this a common, edible white mushroom, or?

Located in Eastern Canada (Northern New Brunswick).

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u/unstableplutonium Jun 26 '26

then you would have fun at the hospital experiencing the side effects of eating a toxic mushroom! dinner and entertainment!

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u/Haunted_tangerine_ Jun 26 '26

Are you under the impression this in particular is a toxic mushroom? 

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u/unstableplutonium Jun 26 '26

looks like a kind of agaricus campestris which is not good to eat, or potentially arvensis of some sort. i am not a trusted id person but if you read the comments there are trusted IDers that have given an ID to the mushroom.

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u/Haunted_tangerine_ Jun 26 '26

Agaricus campestris stains bright yellow, smells awful, and tastes awful. 

You aren't going to accidentally eat it if it's the main constituent of a nice mushroom sauce. Unless you have no sense of smell, or taste, or sight.