Tips for Exploring the Fascinating World of Fungi!

     *We do not endorse or condemn the consumption of wild mushrooms on or off of campus.

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  •  Never eat uncooked mushrooms (even mushrooms from the store); they are all carcinogenic in their uncooked forms

  • Never eat a mushroom unless you have first showed them to a mycologist

  • Do not put mushrooms in plastic bags (use paper instead!); they suffocate the living organisms

  • Do not buy mushrooms that are pre-cut and/or in plastic from stores; Fungi are living creatures, and many produce urea as they expire

  • Do not eat toxic mushrooms for obvious reasons

  • Leave mushrooms for for other people to see!  Do not kick them over. If you must take a sample, take a small amount of the fungus to allow for future growth.