Nice process of discernment dear Mariah Hive account@theworldaroundme !! 🤗🪷 I agree, the lack of stem on these beauties certainly suggests they are less oyster-y... And absolutely, it is always wise to err on the side of safety.

Do you ever try some sort of an App to reinforce/ back-up your wisdom? We use mostly books (I have 6 or so, from UK and Italy), and often find that they show differing classifications (!) - while on the whole they are more accurate than an App. ☺️ (Mushby identified one photo of my hand holding a small twig with strong purple-coloured funghi on it - the fungo in the snapshot here.... as Dead Man's Fingers - 😋😁😂 - hmmmmmm! 🤔)

We still have a great deal to learn about our flora and fauna here: it is very helpful to be able to read and see others' fabulous mushroom adventures like your own: thank you so much for your beautiful posts always!

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