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Zone Albany, Western Australia | Anonymous added on May 7, 2017 | Answered

Can you tell me how to tell the difference between mushrooms and toadstools?

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Downtoearthdigs
Answered on May 7, 2017

There is no scientific difference between the two; mushroom or toadstool.
The words are used interchangeably to refer to the same fungus.

In some written work a mushroom may be referenced as the edible fungus and toadstool used for the poisonous fungus.

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