Mushrooms - possible mold? or just mycellium?

[danceofdays]

usually, the shrooms I get are picked outdoors. these ones appear to have been grown in a tank or something, and I have no experience with this kinda thing. if you guys were to take an educated guess, do these pictures seem suspicious at all? I've never seen the brown and white stuff at the bases of many of the stems. a few pieces seem to have a somewhat fluffy white material near the base, it should be obvious from the photos. thanks for your input.

oh, and I should also add that the stems/caps (aka the shrooms themselves) look completely normal, same as I've seen and eaten a million times before.

 

[Lazyscience]

the brown and white stuff is the substrate it was grown on. brush that stuff off.

 

[Ismene]

That thar's GOLD!!

The gold-flecked shrooms are the most potent!!!

(joking)

 

[Toltec]

That gold stuff is called Vermiculite that's part of the substrate mix it was grown in...
They look just fine to eat.... Just brush them off and you'll be fine...
happy trials

 

[Solipsis]

Yes it's vermiculite, a porous mineral. Don't eat it though. Otherwise I see no signs of contamination.

answered and closed.

Please use the Psychedelic Index to find the Big & Dandy Mushroom Thread, in the OP list of it there is also a link to the cultivation subthread where this should be posted instead of in a new thread. No problem though! Just don't keep doing it wrong on a daily basis. Thanks a lot and much luck with the growing and have lovely trips!