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Scientific name Common name Active agent Distribution Similar edible species Picture Agaricus californicus: California Agaricus: phenol and xanthodermin: North America Edible Agaricus species Agaricus hondensis [1] Felt-ringed Agaricus: phenol and xanthodermin: North America Edible Agaricus species Agaricus menieri: phenol and xanthodermin: Europe
Scientific name Common name Active Agent Toxicity Habitat Similar edible species Picture Amanita muscaria: Fly agaric Muscimol CNS Northern hemisphere, coniferous and deciduous woodland Lycoperdon spp. Calvatia spp. Amanita caesarea. Rubroboletus pulcherrimus Fr. Red-pored bolete unknown severe gastrointestinal Woodland Western North America ...
"Poisonous mushrooms will turn rice red when boiled." [17] – A number of Laotian refugees were hospitalized after eating mushrooms (probably toxic Russula species) deemed safe by this folklore rule and this misconception cost at least one person her life. [43] [44] "Poisonous mushrooms have a pointed cap. Edible ones have a flat, rounded cap."
A. Agaricus hondensis; Agaricus pilatianus; Agaricus placomyces; Agaricus xanthodermus; Albatrellus subrubescens; Amanita arocheae; Amanita bisporigera; Amanita ...
Suspected mushroom poisoning in Australia has made headlines around the world
Among more than 5,000 species of mushrooms, about 50 are poisonous to humans, research shows. Death caps and related species that have the same toxin are to blame for the majority of mushroom ...
Amanita phalloides is the most poisonous of all known mushrooms. [6] [7] [8] It is estimated that as little as half a mushroom contains enough toxin to kill an adult human. [9] It is also the deadliest mushroom worldwide, responsible for 90% of mushroom-related fatalities every year. [10]
If you think you or someone you know may have eaten a poisonous mushroom, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 or visit PoisonHelp.org. This article was originally published on TODAY.com.