On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:41:28 +1100, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

Brooklyn1 wrote:
rick1955 wrote:

Hi i have these mushrooms growing in the centre of my lawn could
someone please ID them for me and are they edible ,many thanks Rick,H
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http://academic.evergreen.edu/projec.../phm/index.htm

Even if you think you have identified it be cautious, positive ID can be
hard and there are some quite poisonous types that look much like edible
ones. If you really want to eat them start with a small bit and work up to
a plate full. Common symptoms of the inedible kind are burning mouth,
nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. We harvest field mushrooms but nothing goes
into the pan unless two people are both sure it is correct. I don't know
the one in the pic but it isn't the common field mushroom found here.

D

This all very good information. When in doubt eat none. Some wild
mushrooms are extremely toxic and everyone has a different
constitution, what will make your friend ill can kill you dead. Unless
you know for certain don't eat any. Check the web site I posted, and
you can send in your photo for an opinion, I've already done that and
was told not to eat what was growing on my property. I have giant
puffballs that grow here each year, I've been told they are edible but
haven't been told how much, so I don't eat any, I only take photos of
puffballs the size of a five gallon pail. I used to belong to a
mycological club affiliated with the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. We went
on gathering field trips often, but many members became very ill
eating their finds. And often the neurological effect is permanent.
When in doubt do not partake.