Death Cap grows on tree roots, not sure if that counts.
There aren’t a ton of mushrooms that grow on healthy living trees I think, so it’s kinda hard to find a poisonous example but maybe
Jack O’ Lanterns count. They can grow at the base of living hardwood trees. They won’t kill you but you will have a very bad time. I think there’s another closely related species that grows on both conifers and hardwoods.
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WelcomeBear@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Witches’ Butter! (maybe)
I’ve never been brave enough to eat it, looks kinda… not good.
Edit : here’s a better article
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Edit: this is most certainly misinformation. Do not eat wild mushrooms
I read once that any mushroom/fungi growing on a tree is safe to eat, but don't take my word for it, or the word of whoever wrote what I read.
d3m0nr4v3r@feddit.de · 7 pts · 2y
Who ever wrote that is probably dead by now.
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
RIP
WelcomeBear@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Deadly Galerina likes to grow on dead conifers.
Death Cap grows on tree roots, not sure if that counts.
There aren’t a ton of mushrooms that grow on healthy living trees I think, so it’s kinda hard to find a poisonous example but maybe Jack O’ Lanterns count. They can grow at the base of living hardwood trees. They won’t kill you but you will have a very bad time. I think there’s another closely related species that grows on both conifers and hardwoods.
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I was definitely misinformed then.
vinter@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
Nice! They're fun to toss in soups or make gummies