Can wild mushrooms be cultivated artificially? This article gives you a detailed answer

Wild mushrooms are a type of mushroom that grows in the wild. Common ones include termite mushrooms, white scallion mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, morel mushrooms, chanterelle mushrooms, etc., and their application value is extremely high, so can wild mushrooms be cultivated artificially?

1. Can wild mushrooms be cultivated artificially?

Most wild mushrooms can be cultivated artificially, but because there are many species and they are widely distributed, some varieties cannot be cultivated artificially. For example, termite mushrooms, ganba mushrooms, and others have not yet been artificially cultivated to this day. After wild strains are planted artificially, certain changes will occur in aspects such as taste and nutrition.

2. How can you tell whether wild mushrooms are poisonous?

When picking wild mushrooms in the wild, you must have very strong identification ability. If you have picking experience, you can identify them by aspects such as color, secretions, and shape. If you have no experience, it is best not to pick them. You can buy them a few times at the market, and after eating them more, you will know how to identify them. Below, they can be identified from these aspects:

1. Look at the color: the outer color of non-poisonous wild mushrooms is mostly light-colored. If the cap surface is brightly colored, with colors such as red, green, ink black, or purple, especially purple, then it is poisonous and should not be picked for eating.

2. Look at the shape: the caps of non-poisonous wild mushrooms are relatively flat, the umbrella surface is smooth, there are no rings on the cap surface, and there is no volva at the lower part. If this is not the case, they should not be picked.

3. Look at the secretions: after being picked, non-poisonous wild mushrooms secrete a clear, water-like juice, and after being broken off they do not change color. If they change color, they should not be picked.

4. Smell the odor: non-poisonous wild mushrooms have a special fragrance when smelled, and some have no unusual odor. Poisonous mushrooms, however, have strange odors, such as spicy, sour and astringent, or foul fishy smells.

5. Look at the growing area: under normal circumstances, edible non-poisonous mushrooms mostly grow on clean grassland or on pine trees and oak trees, while poisonous mushrooms often grow in dark, damp, and dirty areas.

6. Use chemical identification: take the juice from suspicious mushrooms that have been collected or bought, soak paper with it, then immediately add a drop of dilute hydrochloric acid or white vinegar on it. If the paper turns red or blue, then they are poisonous.