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Dogs have also been known to consume this fungus in California with fatal results. [16] Amatoxins consist of at least eight compounds with a similar structure, that of eight amino-acid rings; [17] of those found in A. ocreata, α-Amanitin is the most prevalent and along with β-Amanitin is likely to be responsible for the toxic effects.
Psilocybe caerulipes, commonly known as blue-foot, is a rare psilocybin mushroom of the family Hymenogastraceae, [1] having psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds. An older synonym is Agaricus caerulipes .
Mushroom poisoning is usually the result of ingestion of wild mushrooms after misidentification of a toxic mushroom as an edible species. The most common reason for this misidentification is a close resemblance in terms of color and general morphology of the toxic mushrooms species with edible species.
Something in your own backyard or neighborhood, which you may not even be able to see, can be a threat to the health of your pets. A North Carolina woman tragically learned that lesson recently.
Domestic dogs in Belgium showed a mean prevalence of T. canis of 4.4%, those from larger kennels of up to 31%. [6] In domestic dogs in Serbia, T. canis was detectable in 30% of the animals, [7] in herding and hunting dogs in Greece in 12.8% and T. leonina in 0.7% of animals. [8]
Clitocybe rivulosa, commonly known as the false champignon or fool's funnel, is a poisonous basidiomycete fungus of the large genus Clitocybe.One of several species similar in appearance, it is a small white funnel-shaped toadstool widely found in lawns, meadows and other grassy areas in Europe and North America.
Psilocybe cyanescens has a hygrophanous pileus (cap) that is caramel to chestnut-brown when moist, fading to pale buff or slightly yellowish when dried. Caps generally measure from 1.5–5 cm (½" to 2") across, and are normally distinctly wavy in maturity. [1]