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Originally Posted by cmac2012
Oh mah ghod...  Not an experience I'd want to try out.
I've picked chantrelles in WA state and I agree that they're a good one due to the distinct ID.
Not to disparage anyone who like shrooming, but there have been a few cases hereabouts where recent immigrants, who thought they were picking the same shrooms they used to pick back home, ended up ruining their livers behind that.
Bad shrooming and other cautionary tales. |
I haven't checked you link but I'll bet the immigrants are either Korean or Eastern European. Both groups eat some species of Amanitas and there are extremely toxic Aminitas (and Russulas. IIRC) in N. Am. that look like Old World edible species.
The progress of the disease is especially gruesome for the Amanitas. It has two toxins that act completely differently. The first makes the subject extremely ill with all the symptoms of food poisoning. Then the symptoms abate. Then the patient slowly dies as the second toxin takes effect. The second one has a peculiar affinity for intracellular membranes, especially of the mitochondrion (IIRC). Often by the time it is recognized that the subject is in peril it is too late to save him.
The stinkhorn has a fruiting structure with an amazing aroma. I'm impressed you got close enough to check-out the hauntingly familiar appearance of the structure.