Mushroom counselling
Which mushrooms ended up in your basket when you went mushroom hunting? What do you need to consider when preparing them? We will advise you personally and free of charge.
Course description
Just in time for the start of the mushroom season, the District Administration Office is reopening its mushroom advice centres. From 17 August up to and including 19 October 2026, you will have the opportunity to have your mushrooms checked by experts every Monday.
Consultation times:
- Town Hall on Marienplatz, Fischbrunnen entrance: Mondays, 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm Telephone: 089/ 233-28423
- Pasing Town Hall, Landsberger Straße 486: Mondays, 8.30 am to 11.30 am Telephone: 089/ 233-37237
Tips for mushroom hunting
- Collect in moderation and in an environmentally friendly way.
- Leave old, worm-eaten, rotten and very small, young mushrooms where you find them.
- Cut or twist off? It makes no difference to the mushroom as an organism. However, for a reliable identification, you or the mushroom expert will need a whole fruiting body including the base of the stem.
- Always store unidentified species separately from edible mushrooms for later identification. Plastic containers with lids or aluminium foil are suitable for this purpose.
- Check the mushrooms whilst still in the forest for signs of maggot damage. Store the mushrooms in a cool place and bring them to the mushroom advisory service whilst they are as fresh as possible.
- Only prepare flawless, fresh mushroom fruiting bodies that you have identified beyond doubt as edible mushrooms.
- Many wild mushrooms are unpalatable or poisonous when eaten raw, so ensure you cook them thoroughly (for around 20 minutes, depending on the species and quantity).
Suspected mushroom poisoning
Contact the following immediately: Poison Control Centre 089/19240, Rechts der Isar Hospital, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich.
Please note:
- Everyone who has eaten the mushrooms must seek medical treatment, even if they are not yet experiencing any symptoms.
- Never induce vomiting with table salt!
- Never drink milk!
- Make sure to keep any cleaning residues, food leftovers, vomit, stool and urine for diagnostic purposes.
Questions & Answers
There are about 2400 flowering plants in Bavaria, but twice as many species of fungi.
Without fungi there would be no forest. The reason for this is that almost all forest trees form a symbiotic relationship with fungi via their roots and thus an exchange of nutrients takes place. Fungi decompose dead organic material, including wood, on a large scale and return it to the natural cycle.
in dry periods, it can take up to two weeks for fungal growth to start after heavy rainfall.
Contact Us
Hauptabteilung III
Gewerbeangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz
Bezirksinspektion West
Internet address
Phone number
Postal address
Hauptabteilung III
Gewerbeangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz
Bezirksinspektion West
Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München
Fax: +49 89 233-25539
Contact address
Landsberger Straße 486
81241 München