They're piss to distinguish. All the liberty cap lookalikes are non-poisonous as far as I know.DanRev wrote:Anyone got a guide to distinguishing them from other types? Heard they bruise blue but thats about it.
Basic guide - Nipple, first and foremost, will always be there, and you can usually distinguish them on the cap of little babies sprouting through
Stalk is NEVER perfectly straight, even the ones that look dead straight, if you look closer they'll be slightly kinked or deformed
Cap is the famous liberty cap shape, although some fan out in to an umbrella shape, although its up to your discretion whether you pick these, as there's a few lookalikes with similar caps
The fans tend to be a darkish blue/purple/black colour, although they may be much lighter on freshly grown ones
The stalk colour is usually off white, sometimes with a hint of blue, brown or purple in it
The cap colour changes depending on how moist they are, for this reason its best to go picking when its been sunny for a few days (i.e now)
They tend to be a dark green colour, with hints of blue and black when its wet, but in the sun they go a lovely white or even light brown colour (pending on the heat), get a bit more rubbery, and taste nicer (well, not nicer, just less shitty)
Going picking in the sun is a win win, they're piss to see from 20-30 metres away, assuming you do the famous 'get down on one knee/croutch' method so you can see them pop above the grass.
Also, there's usually a distinguishing blackish/blue colour where the bottom of the cap curves round to meet the fans/blades underneath.
but I don't think my head is really capable of it for a few years
