Know these poisonous mushrooms before you go foraging

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 17, 2022

Greg Marley, a longtime mushroom expert from Rockland, said there are about 40 species of mushrooms in Maine that are commonly collected and eaten, and of those, there are maybe eight or 10 species that are especially popular. On the flip side, the number of common toxic mushrooms is about the same. And there are plenty of mushrooms for which the toxicity or edibility is unknown.