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The mushroom can sometimes be confused with the magpie fungus which is poisonous. In America, the 'vomiter' mushroom Chlorophyllum molybdites is responsible for most cases of mushroom poisoning due to its similarity with shaggy mane and other edible mushrooms. [9]
Chlorophyllum molybdites, commonly known as the green-spored parasol, [1] false parasol, green-spored lepiota and vomiter, is a widespread mushroom.Poisonous and producing severe gastrointestinal symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, it is commonly confused with the shaggy parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes) or shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus), and is the most commonly misidentified poisonous mushroom ...
Coprinus is a small genus of mushroom-forming fungi consisting of Coprinus comatus—the shaggy ink cap or shaggy mane —and several of its close relatives. Until 2001, Coprinus was a large genus consisting of all agaric species in which the lamellae autodigested to release their spores .
Immature, possibly poisonous, Amanita mushrooms Edible shaggy mane Coprinus comatus mushrooms Two examples of immature Amanitas, one deadly and one edible An edible puffball which closely resembles the immature Amanitas Jack-O-Lantern, a poisonous mushroom sometimes mistaken for a chanterelle "Chanterelle", edible
The edible shaggy inkcap The conditionally edible common inkcap. Inkcap may refer to any of a number of toadstools of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus and Coprinopsis. The best known, and very good to eat: Coprinus comatus, the shaggy inkcap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane. The next best known, and also conditionally edible:
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The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls ...
Coprinopsis variegata, commonly known as the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap, is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae.Distributed in eastern North America, it has a medium-sized, bell-shaped to flattened cap up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) in diameter, with felt-like, patchy scales.