Tavis Lynch has been a mushroom enthusiast for most of his life. His father started teaching him mycological identification as a small child. Tavis is now a 35-year veteran of mushroom cultivation and identification in northwest Wisconsin and is passing on his love of mushrooms to others. He is a mycology instructor for 22 schools in the Upper Midwest and has been teaching for about twelve years. Tavis is the author of “Mushroom Cultivation” (Quarto) and co-author of “The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms” (Quarto). He specializes in the genus Russula and several other genera. He is also active with the Wisconsin Mycological Society, and is the founder of the Northwestern Wisconsin Myco Enthusiasts (NoWME) club and an active contributor to everything mushroom-related in the Midwest. Tavis is on Mushroom Observer where he contributes observations and identifications, particularly of his specialty, the genus Russula.
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Russula compacta
Russula ventricosipes
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If You Suspect a Poisoning
If you suspect you have consumed a poisonous mushroom, contact a physician, the closest hospital ER, poison control center, or dial 911, depending on the severity of the reaction. US Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) has information that may also be of help. Click here. We do not ID mushrooms through this website.
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Wisconsin Mycological Society
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