Show EDIBLE toadstools TOAD STOOLS edible toadstools toad stools sounds like a paradox but its not fortiere for there are such and there are also poisonous poil mushrooms according to wilmer vilmer G stover assistant pro assor of botany at ohio state university who recently delivered 1 1 a lecture on mushrooms onis and toadstools Toad stools before the biology club the common belief that all I 1 mushrooms are arc edible while all aill toadstools oad toad stools are poisonous is erroneous rone ous says mr tover stover there are edible and poisonous varieties ties of both fun fungi i there is is no infallible test as to the of a variety and it is always best when in doubt to ake take the specimen to one who san can catalogue the variety the stalk cap and gills under the he cap are the most telling characteristics acte prominent prominent among the edib edible species are the dorels morels which have a stalk and cap the latter pitted the tooth or hedgehog hedge lim fungi which is pure white with a appearance and the oyster mushroom this has a arge cap small stalk is almost white nd ild grows on logs stumps and trees |