I don't doubt that they're completely safe for one with good knowledge of the woods[such as yourself or Sparkie, although Sparkie made this salad for me with greens and little white berries that made my tongue itch a lot, so I'm beginning to have my doubts about him]. I remember reading a case report of a woman in Ca who made a "wild mushroom casserole" for her fiance and his parents and...you guessed it, liver transplant list at the local tertiary care center went from 0 to 4 overnight. Don't know if their relationship made it though that. I would guess not.