FOREST MUSHROOMS

A magnified view of the undersurface of a chanterelle
A magnified view of the undersurface of a chanterelle 		Tricholoma magnivelare (X) - the pine mushroom
Tricholoma magnivelare (X) - the pine mushroom

Cantharellus cibarius (X) - the chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius (X) - the chanterelle

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Ministry of Forests
Forest Practices Branch
Pacific Forestry Centre

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Canadian Forest Service
Pacific Forestry Centre
506 W Burnside Rd
Victoria BC
V8Z 1M5 Canada
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EDIBILITY GUIDE

X - edible.
Warning: some mushrooms will cause gastric distress unless they are first cooked. Individuals might react differently due to food allergies. Use caution, as with trying any new food for the first time.

XX- edible according to some but may cause gastric upset in others; best avoided.

XXX - inedible to mildly poisonous, or edibility unknown.

XXXX - poisonous