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Green-spored Lepiota

Chlorophyllum molybdites

TOXIC

Highly Toxic Mushroom: Suspected Green-spored Lepiota

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Alle Bilder (4)

Hauptmerkmale

  • Large cap with concentric
  • dark brown
  • peeling scales
  • Free
  • crowded
  • white to cream gills (will turn green with age/spores)
  • Prominent
  • movable
  • double ring on the stipe
  • Bulbous base
  • growing terrestrially in soil/grass
  • Cap center darker and smoother than margin
Farbe:

White/Cream gills; Tan/Brown scaly cap; Pale brown stem

Geruch:

No distinctive smell

Wuchsform:

Single

Umgebung:

Soil/Leaf litter

Lebensraum & Verbreitung

Lebensraum:

Lawn or deciduous forest edge

Verbreitung:

Eastern and Central North America (including Michigan)

Saisonalität:

Summer to early Autumn

Zur sicheren Bestimmung
  • Spore print color (green) is the definitive identifier and is not visible

Wirtschaftlicher Wert

Marktnachfrage:

None - toxic

Preisspanne:

N/A

Kommerzielle Nutzung:

None

Informationen zur Giftigkeit

Symptome:
  • Severe vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Dehydration
Eintrittszeit:

1 to 3 hours post-ingestion

Erste Hilfe:
  • Seek immediate medical attention (Emergency Room)
  • Contact Poison Control immediately
Notfallkontakte:
  • 911 (US)
  • Poison Help (US): 1-800-222-1222

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Hauptunterschiede:
  • Spore print is white/cream (not green)
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Hauptunterschiede:
  • Stipe usually exhibits a distinct snakeskin (reticulate) pattern
  • Spore print is white

Empfohlene Handlung

Do not handle. Assume toxicity. Prevent ingestion by humans or pets. Immediate disposal required.