Edible Puffball or Poisonous Earthball Mushroom? Side By Side Comparison

How to tell the difference between an edible common puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon perlatum) and a poisonous common earthball (Scleroderma citrinum). A side by side comparison fungi identification video
Check out the UK Wildcrafts Store- ukwildcrafts.t...

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Check out the UKWildcrafts Store- ukwildcrafts.teemill.com/

[@Lori.Miller]

We found some Earthballs today but didn't know they were Earthballs so thank you very much they look just like the ones you show. Very helpful! Thank you!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one glad it helped 😁

[@Briardie]

Thank you. I have discovered earthballs, but no puffballs up to now. Your videos are invaluable. I take notes on a lot of them, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great. Thank you 😊 🍄

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

Puffballs have no flavor and are not worth eating. Very mushy.

[@Adrian_1751]

Luckily the puffballs i hunt for are giant puffballs, which are bigger than earthballs. Today i discovered earthballs in my area, but its not near my house

[@coolersmoke]

Always love your vids, Lewis. I'm off foraging this weekend so I'll be looking out for some young puffballs - not yet tried them!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks. Any luck with the puffballs? 😁

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

Your not missing anything. Puffballs have no flavor and are mushy.

[@goblin_frog]

Lots of puffballs have lots of flavor and a marshmallow texture, you sure you ate a puffballs?

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

@goblin_frog I run a commercial wild mushroom business in the pacific northwest. I sell thousands of lbs of mushrooms every year, morels, chanterelles, lobsters,pine mushrooms,king bolete.puffballs are everywhere I don't even bother picking them .they have no flavor and are mushy .no one wants to buy puffballs.

[@MissBlackMetal]

​@@meganmclaughlin9056 perhaps your customers don't want to buy them because when they ask you about them, you tell them "they're tasteless and mushy"? 😉

[@Littlewing6was9]

Thank you as always. 🌒🌑🌘💛🌼

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome 😁🍄

[@GoldenLife-uq2ms]

Brilliant! Thank you. Short and sweet. Thanks for cutting open the mushroom for a look inside. Well done!

[@EireGenX]

Great informative and to the point. Thanks 👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😁🍄

[@garygranato9164]

the puffball is my favorite, the best tasting of all the shrooms

[@talontales]

Fantastic to know. Cheers for the info!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁🍄

[@chizzlemo3094]

i saw many huge puffballs as a kid and always assumed them poisonous, its good to actually know very few similars/ potential errors to be made.

[@susanlambert8164]

Thanks for sharing I have what I thought was puffballs on my field in the trees but after seeing this they are definitely earth balls.👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@graciewhite2631]

I found a brain puffball the size of my head today!! I like your videos, thank you!!

[@MarkDaviesThailand]

Thank you for clearing that up…

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁🍄

[@pippajennings5856]

Ahhhh lots of earth balls in the local woods, had no idea what they are and now i do so wont be eating those!! Thanks so much

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁🍄

[@jasongreen6447]

Great info, Thanks

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁🍄

[@rnkim2564]

thanks. i just found earthball in PNW coastal and am just learning what is poisinous or not... earthball has a VERY strong earthy pleasant smell, cut open is permeating my kitchem with a delicious earthy smell. too bad its poisonous as it also has a very firm flesh

[@Awksi]

That’s not a good idea, the spores are toxic to breathe

[@GreenLifeInDublin]

Thank You, that was really helpful!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@alex_foster]

Thanks for the lesson

[@carstenzierden]

Lycoperdon perlatum and giant puffballs are my favorites

[@tanyaingram7720]

You say most puffballs are edible. That's a little vague still. Does that mean there are species of puffballs that are inedible that could be mistaken for the puffballs in this video, or that puffballs only when white inside are edible?

[@gamerfroggy4910]

only when white inside, the young ones are the only ones worth eating. Get a book before picking any mushroom and check some kind of online guide. Only pick when you're confident

[@gamerfroggy4910]

Puffballs will generally have white flesh too, and there's multiple species of both

[@dorotaa4657]

Hello, are you running any courses please? I would love to go to one about mushrooms:))

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

I’ve done a few small group walks but I’m not at the moment sorry. One day I do plan to start doing it properly 😊🍄

[@mytribem1283]

Tnx

[@pantswizard2108]

Can you mistake young white amanita mushrooms for puffballs ? Seen photos where they can look similar in the early egg shaped stage.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

They can potentially, but if you cut a young Amanita in half you will see the embryonic mushroom curled up. Whereas puffballs will be solid flesh

[@pantswizard2108]

That's great to know. Thank you!

[@maryjanemcalvey6855]

What if i found one in my back yard? Its very small, smooth, no stem. Completely white , no impurities

[@Dreamscape195]

Cool! Thank you

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome 😁

[@LeMortso]

We have eaten puff balls from our yard, delicious!!! But will definitely be on the lookout for the Earthballs!! Thanks!!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome 😁🍄

[@vagabondgirl4732]

We eat earthballs in my country but we don't die. Its so delicious!

[@alphaomega8373]

I use to love kicking earthballs when I was a kid.

[@BenThomas-g4v]

You reckon my dog is okay if he was licking a puffball in my yard? It was about that earthball size and still all white

[@Danny-pl9mx]

Earthball spores are fine for cats but mostly fatal for dogs, takes up to 3 months, turns the coat greenish too in the later stages

[@AnonyMous-ym5gy]

👍👌

[@sanawnedick3728]

Today I woke up to 3 of these things in my house (the earth balls) no clue where they came from, as my cats are indoor but they were clearly the culprits. None of them were exploded besides a few teeth holes thankfully. I didn’t know what it was at first so I picked up and squeezed it. Bad idea 🙃🙃🙃🙃 lmao

[@AfroKnitterBiker]

😎😎😎😎😎

[@leivon112]

We eat that Black one in chandel Manipur india

[@stalker-anoniem3515]

Where can I scavenge for Psilocybin mushrooms?

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

KZbin says I’m not allowed to talk about it or I’ll get banned 🤐 haha

[@stalker-anoniem3515]

@@UKWILDCRAFTS fair enough.

[@shapiemau2244]

​@@UKWILDCRAFTSare they more prevalent in woods or fields? If woods, then what type of tree do they prefer?

[@modernmountaineer]

Depends what species, as there are many psilocybin species. Depends where you are and what time of year. I think fall through spring in the PNW for wavy caps, p. azures.. and late spring in the east for ovoids in riverbanks and flood planes around creeks, streams etc and in the south east cow fields in summer for cubes

[@BenThomas-g4v]

@@shapiemau2244fields, cow shit.

[@CORNELLSTREET]

The earth mushroom's insides remind me of those 100 year old eggs, I think that's what they're called anyway?! Either way, the eggs look very scary, and to me, it looks like they're eating a demon egg, imho, js!! If I remember correctly, they were black inside, yucky either way, tbh!!!!🙄😳🥺😬🤔🫢😣🫣🤢🤮

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

Puff balls are like eating mush.they are not very tasty at all.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

I like them. Stump puffballs are a bit mushy, but common puffballs go nice and crispy when sliced thin and fried in very hot oil. Also giant puffballs are lovely breaded and fried

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

@UKWILDCRAFTS I like morels and chanterelles and mushrooms that have some flavor.all the puffballs suck.

[@MissBlackMetal]

Did a puffball steal your husband or something? You've left the different comments saying "puffballs are mushy and have no flavor" 😂