# Help with Fungus Identification

**URL:** <https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/help-with-fungus-identification/497>\
**Category:** Q & A\
**Created:** [January 21, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/help-with-fungus-identification/497 "2021-01-21T01:17:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![lorna.doucette](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/lorna.doucette/32/32_2.png) [@lorna.doucette](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/lorna.doucette)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/help-with-fungus-identification/497/1 "2021-01-21T01:17:25Z")

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Do we have any experts out there that can help with identification of this fungus (or know where we can help). Someone sent this request into our Facebook page. They have a puppy that is very interested in eating it. Much appreciated!

 ![fungus](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/uploads/default/original/1X/c2abb4e90e9e2f9741eba890153fe9021bcae0cb.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Majgal](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/majgal/32/342_2.png) [@Majgal](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Majgal)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/help-with-fungus-identification/497/2 "2021-01-21T04:06:37Z")

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It looks like Ramaria or Clavulina the coral fungus groups. I don’t think they are toxic, but look them up to see if it looks like what they have. We do have a few amanita species around here so encouraging their pup to ‘leave it’’ is probably a good idea! I’m just starting to learn how important fungi are to our plants so having them in the garden is probably a good thing! I’m not an expert for sure, but it could be a start re ID.

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**Author:** ![lorna.doucette](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/lorna.doucette/32/32_2.png) [@lorna.doucette](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/lorna.doucette)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/help-with-fungus-identification/497/3 "2021-01-21T17:52:59Z")

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Thank you so much! I have multiple mushroom ID books but am so hesitant to ID them positively due to potential toxicity I’ll pass on this info with lots of caveats 🙂 … Much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Gordon](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/gordon/32/69_2.png) [@Gordon](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Gordon)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/help-with-fungus-identification/497/4 "2021-01-26T18:41:21Z")

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You could also ask the folks at Comox Valley Nature ([https://comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca](https://comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca)), they may have a fungus expert that can help you out.