r/foraging

Harvested these pawpaws last week, could go get double/triple this amount but no clue what to do with it all

Location: this is a book of edible wild plants of the rocky mountain west: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.

Just bought this book today and was flipping through, intrigued by the number of entries for Physalis. Got to this page and did a double take. My first impression was Wild Carrot vs. Poison Hemlock but the bracts are not definitively fine, forked, and feathery as typically seen on D. carota. I'm seeing a hint of that morphology on the lower left umbel that is in focus but I'm not familiar enough with either of these species, nor their look-a-likes, to make a confident ID. (BTW I have zero plans to forage any of them.) Figured I'd pose the question here while I consult the field guides available to me. Thanks in advance.

Location: Massachusetts, USA

Hello, I have gone through my various resources and guides, as well as tried looking through online guides, and it’s seeming that my yard has been overtaken by honey mushroom clusters, I think. Can anyone either confirm, deny, or let me know what other lookalikes I should consider?

First four pictures are same cluster. Tree they are by is dead and has been for some time. We just cut the dead top off.

Fifth picture is growing right next to it, and I also found several nearby next to another very dead stump.

Pictures 6-7 are near another dead tree in the woods about 10 feet away.

They look noticeably different to me but share characteristics.

Thoughts? Thanks in advance!

I want to confirm that I found the right mushroom

Felt inspired this morning and threw some goldenrod flowers into my scones. Turned out amazing.

I’m hoping to have found fungal gold for my first time!

Can someone please confirm or otherwise ID?

If it is huitlacoche- what’s my harvesting timeline like?
Should I wait for the ear to grow more before harvesting?

Any advice appreciated! :D

Interior Alaska.
I’m fairly confident they’re high bush cranberries but just want to be certain.

They started popping up on my property and I have no idea what they are

Any precautions?

Hey folks! Just wanted to make sure that these are in fact wild grapes before I harvest more and make a jam out of them. Also are these ripe enough and ready to harvest? Any feedback is truly appreciated! Thank you!

A small abandoned lot in suburb across from a tiny park.

No one seems to know the abundance of grapes growing on the trees and blackberries.

Wild plum and a giant fig tree.

Ohio, USA. Zone 6.

I'm pretty sure this is Black Nightshade, specifically *solanum americanum*, but nightshades make me nervous and I'd like another opinion before I go eating it.

Back with another guide for you all, this time for the state of Arizona. It’s been very motivating to see everyone’s positive comments on the last one and I can’t wait to make it through all fifty states! Stay tuned for the next one ✌️

I have never had them before and would love to try one, I do not mind if it takes a hike to reach them either. Thank you for your time 🙏

Never found one before, is it what I think it is?? Westchester, Co. NY, USA

Curious if anyone can provide some insight on these mushrooms. Was wet the last few days and saw these on the side of a trail. looks like an oak or maple tree and the tree is deffo dead.

locations is south western Ontario Canada at rondeau which is a marshy area on lake Erie.

I can only identify a few mushrooms like puff, morel, etc. not sure what these are but they look tasty if edible.

thanks

edit. Thanks team. Taking the dog for a walk this am and will grab a shelf of them. I had a feeling they were edible. I was saying something to my wife when I saw them like “I feel like I saw these on Reddit as an invasive species but can’t remember the name to Google It and triple check“

what a pleasant surprise while camping.