Tag: mushroom poisoning

Half-Truths About Poisonous Mushrooms, My Pet Peeve

March 6, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com6 CommentsMushroom Identification, Mushroom Storiesamanita genus, amanita phalloides, deadly mushrooms, galerina autumnalis, kidney failure, liver failure, mushroom poisoning, poisonous mushrooms

I love mushrooms, and I love talking about mushrooms. I like discussing scientific research and knowledge trends relating to mushrooms (including poisonous mushrooms), and I know in my bones that in the fullness of time, we will learn that many Read More

Elfin Saddle Mushrooms – Genus Helvella

February 2, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com8 CommentsMushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mushroom Stories, Taxonomy, Weird Mushroomselfin saddle, gyromitra, gyromitrin, helvella lacunosa, mushroom hunting, mushroom poisoning, pine mushrooms, pretty mushrooms, wild mushrooms

NOTE: It has been brought to my attention that Helvella lacunosa probably does not occur in North America, and instead we have a number of black Elfin Saddle mushrooms that are genetically distinct from Helvella lacunosa. For further information about the genetic Read More