Mushroom ID

[Sixes]

Have no clue, I don't even eat them, but I like learning about things in the woods.

 

[kayaksteve]

Looks like a jack-o-lantern to me but I’m by no means an expert, barely a novice. These are non edible and one of the chanterelle look alikes i believe

 

[chrislibby88]

Either a jackolantern or false chanterelle. I believe the jacks grow on wood. Jacks are pretty toxic, and will cause severe gastro irritation. Chantarelles grow on the ground.

 

[Sixes]

Thanks. I was curious as I saw it walking in to check a stand

 

[chrislibby88]

@NCHillbilly is this a jackolantern?

 

[NCHillbilly]

Can’t tell exactly what it is from the pics. Not a jack o lantern though. Probably some species of Lentinus.

 

[kayaksteve]

Can’t tell exactly what it is from the pics. Not a jack o lantern though. Probably some species of Lentinus.

I just this year took an interest in mushrooms and I’m trying to take in as much info as possible… what in the pictures helps you determine this isn’t a jackolantern?

 

[Para Bellum]

Jack O Lanterns are orange. Grow in clusters. Glow in the dark too sometimes.

 

[NCHillbilly]

I just this year took an interest in mushrooms and I’m trying to take in as much info as possible… what in the pictures helps you determine this isn’t a jackolantern?

Just the overall look. Like Parabellum said, jack-o-lanters are orange, and usually grow in dense clusters from buried rotten wood or roots, rarely high on a tree like that. Plus, the serrations around the edge of the cap, and the look of the gills. Same way you would tell a blueberry from a blackberry.