They’re at it again! Anole breeding season, oy….
If I were into wildcrafting mushrooms, the recent rains would make me giddy with glee. They’re everywhere.
But I have no idea if they’re edible or not, so I just take pics and side-eye them suspiciously.
More abandoned caladiums. Sometimes I wonder what the neighbors are thinking. Do they just… have eyes bigger than their available pots, or something?
And here’s a bit where the local marsh comes right up under the shadow of a pine tree. I liked the dappled effect!
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They look like puffballs, and I’ve heard those are edible, but my family also traditionally gives wild mushrooms the side eye.
Except morels. Which are pretty obvious, and do not have lookalikes in my area. (But there are lookalikes elsewhere.)
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Also note that box turtles as survival food are iffy, because they also eat mushrooms that would kill mammals. To the point it’s noted in the Audubon Society Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians.
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So… what you’re saying is that the yellow/orange bits of box turtles really are a warning color. Huh.
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If you’re a mammal? Yep.
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They’re not puffballs, at least not like the ones from the north west– and yes, those are edible, NOT to be confused with good to eat! The smell isn’t bad, it’s just… intense.
The first time I saw a puffball it looked almost like if someone dropped a chunk of smooth-kneeded dough on the ground and it, well, puffed up. 😀
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*Nod* Have seen a few of those in the northeast, but not around here.
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Okay… Apparently any puffballs with visible stalks are too tough and yucky to cook, according to the fine print at the Wikipedia article. It’s the kind that are just blobs that are good to eat, and those rarely show up on lawns. And come to think of it, they usually get chewed on by animals before I see them.
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Not sure what kind of mushrooms those are either. Side eying is probably best, lols. Pretty sure there are several harmless looking white capped mushrooms like that that are, if not lethal, not a fun time at all.
Anoles! I love them, but haven’t really seen very many where we live now, even though I should be seeing more than a few of the little brown/green ones. I think the feral cats eat them.
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Cats will definitely eat them. Fortunately the anoles are pretty fast, and often smart enough to just avoid cat-prone areas.
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The fun mushrooms are in the garden and under a plant which does not remain planted.
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