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Magpie Ink Cap

Coprinopsis picacea

TOXIC

Potentially toxic Magpie Ink Cap identified

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Hauptmerkmale

  • Bell-shaped dark brown to black cap
  • Large white woolly veil patches
  • Deliquescing (liquefying) black gills
  • Smooth white hollow stem
  • Association with deciduous leaf litter
Farbe:

Dark brown cap with white patches; white stem

Geruch:

Unpleasant or bitumen-like in age

Wuchsform:

Clustered

Umgebung:

Leaf litter

Lebensraum & Verbreitung

Lebensraum:

Deciduous forest, predominantly beech

Verbreitung:

Europe (including Hungary), North Africa

Saisonalität:

Late Summer to Autumn

Wirtschaftlicher Wert

Marktnachfrage:

None - toxic

Preisspanne:

N/A

Kommerzielle Nutzung:

None

Informationen zur Giftigkeit

Symptome:
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea
Eintrittszeit:

30 minutes to 2 hours

Erste Hilfe:
  • Seek medical attention if ingested
  • Do not induce vomiting unless instructed by a professional
  • Save a specimen for identification
Notfallkontakte:
  • 112 (EU)
  • Poison Center (ETTSZ Hungary): +36 80 201 199

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LOW_RISK - Edible when young
Hauptunterschiede:
  • White cap base color
  • Shaggy scales rather than broad patches
  • Taller, more cylindrical shape

Common Ink Cap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

TOXIC - Reaction with alcohol
Hauptunterschiede:
  • Smooth gray cap surface
  • Lacks white veil patches
  • Smaller overall stature

Empfohlene Handlung

Do not consume. Maintain distance to avoid accidental ingestion.