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Q.Mushrooms, Good Or Bad To Eat?

Zone Zone 4 | Anonymous added on September 28, 2025 | Answered

Mushrooms growing in my lawn and flower beds. How can I tell which are edible or not.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on September 30, 2025

It's not likely anything growing in the lawn is edible. Also, it is very difficult to tell the good ones from the bad ones without a lot of research. There are many that are very similar and a poisonous mushroom could be mistaken for a nonpoisonous one.

Here is more:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/types-of-edible-mushrooms-their-poisonous-look-alikes

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/mushrooms/mushrooms-in-the-garden.htm

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