Inocybe patouillardii
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| Inocybe patouillardii Bresadola |
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The potentially deadly mushroom red-staining Inocybe (Inocybe patouillardii) is one of the most poisonous members in this genus Inocybe. It is found growing in small groups on leaf litters. All mushroom guidebooks as well as the mushroomers advise that the entire genus should be avoided.
Identification
The cap is bell shape with pink-white and red marks or lines on it, hence its name. The edge of the cap is irregular with broken edges and rough texture. The gills are reddish-pink and are far apart. The stem, dark red-pink, is thin with no rings. The flesh is dark pink. The colour tends to fade in direct sunlight.
Habitat
It is commonest in beech woods and chalky soils, but grows in other broad-leaved woodland as well. It mainly grows on leaf litter usually during the spring and summer seasons.
Toxicity
Inocybe patouillardii contains muscarine, in much higher doses than Amanita muscaria and has been known to cause death, unlike the latter mushroom.[1].
References
- North, Pamela (1967). Poisonous Plants and Fungi in colour. Blandford Press & Pharmacological Society of Great Britain.
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
