Seems edible but lethal..
“INEDIBLE(POISONOUS) THAT LOOK-ALIKE EDIBLE MUSHROOMS”
There are many examples of poisonous mushrooms which look-alike edible mushrooms in this world but most of it are from foreign country because previously, there are many study already done in the foreign region. Only few documented study on poisonous mushrooms has been done in Malaysia yet as Malaysian we must acknowledge this information for our benefits in future.
According to Oder (2013), Cotter said that the danger from collecting mushrooms from the wild is that the poisonous mushrooms are mistaken as edible one. For example, in the North America, the commonly consumed poisonous mushroom is (Chlorophyllum molybdites) because when it’s young, it resembles the white button mushroom seen to be sold in grocery store. There are two popular edible and mostly desired mushrooms also have toxic look-alikes. “Morel mushrooms (Morchella species) can be confused with the toxic false morels (Gyromitra, Helvella, and Verpa species) and chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus species) can be mistaken for jack-o’-lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olearius)” Cotter said.
An immigrant in California mistakenly harvest poisonous North American mushrooms because it looks-alike as edible mushroom in their original countries. “Immigrants from Asia and Indonesia,” Cotter pointed out, “sometimes confuse the edible paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea, at right) native to their homeland with the death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides).” For your information, one of the most toxic mushroom genera in the world is the genus Amanita, Oder (2013). Death cap and Destroying angels are one of the examples from genus Amanita.
In Malaysia, we are familiar with edible oyster mushrooms and it already famous among people as one of ingredient any favorable recipes of mushrooms. According to Amy (n.d.), there are species of poisonous mushrooms (Omphalotus nidiformis) that are mistaken as oyster mushrooms. The species are familiar with those who live in Japan and Australia. As far for now, there is no documentation on this species in Malaysia yet. As precaution, please remember that never eat any mushrooms unless you are completely sure it is safe to eat. For more information, check on the oyster mushrooms identification.
There are many examples of poisonous mushrooms which look-alike edible mushrooms in this world but most of it are from foreign country because previously, there are many study already done in the foreign region. Only few documented study on poisonous mushrooms has been done in Malaysia yet as Malaysian we must acknowledge this information for our benefits in future.
According to Oder (2013), Cotter said that the danger from collecting mushrooms from the wild is that the poisonous mushrooms are mistaken as edible one. For example, in the North America, the commonly consumed poisonous mushroom is (Chlorophyllum molybdites) because when it’s young, it resembles the white button mushroom seen to be sold in grocery store. There are two popular edible and mostly desired mushrooms also have toxic look-alikes. “Morel mushrooms (Morchella species) can be confused with the toxic false morels (Gyromitra, Helvella, and Verpa species) and chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus species) can be mistaken for jack-o’-lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olearius)” Cotter said.
An immigrant in California mistakenly harvest poisonous North American mushrooms because it looks-alike as edible mushroom in their original countries. “Immigrants from Asia and Indonesia,” Cotter pointed out, “sometimes confuse the edible paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea, at right) native to their homeland with the death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides).” For your information, one of the most toxic mushroom genera in the world is the genus Amanita, Oder (2013). Death cap and Destroying angels are one of the examples from genus Amanita.
In Malaysia, we are familiar with edible oyster mushrooms and it already famous among people as one of ingredient any favorable recipes of mushrooms. According to Amy (n.d.), there are species of poisonous mushrooms (Omphalotus nidiformis) that are mistaken as oyster mushrooms. The species are familiar with those who live in Japan and Australia. As far for now, there is no documentation on this species in Malaysia yet. As precaution, please remember that never eat any mushrooms unless you are completely sure it is safe to eat. For more information, check on the oyster mushrooms identification.
We all know that Malaysia does not have many species of poisonous mushrooms but we are here to share some of the 'look-alike' mushroom that exist all around the world :)
![]() Poisonous mushroom
Name : Amanita verna English name : European Springtime Destroying Angel Cap : 45-65mm wide, white and yellow –ochre in the centre, firstly it is hemispheric with a flattened centre then convex before nearly planar, smooth, shiny and slightly viscid when moist, quickly drying becoming satiny, with a non striate with non appendiculate margin, the flesh is white 3-5mm thick over the stem and relatively firm Gills : free at maturity, white to cream white, up to 6mm broad, uneven on the edges Stem: 85-105 x 7-13mm, cylindric, white, stuffed then hollow, smooth with fine scales, with a soft round bulb at the base. The ring is membranous, thin, skirt-like and persistent, with a few vague striations on the upper side. Volva : limbate, white, membranous, arising from the top of the bulb, lacking an internal limb, with the top of the limb 25-30mm from the top of the bulb Taste/ odour: the odour is lacking at first then a little disagreeable. Some of the victims said it was deliciously taste. Specials features: the spores become yellow in KOH solution http://www.amanitaceae.org/?Amanita%20verna ![]() Name: Amanita virosa English name: Destroying angel Cap: 5 to 10 cm in diameter, pure white and without any marginal striations. The cap is initially egg-shaped and then campanulate ( bell shaped) or occasionally almost flat but with a broad umbo and often tilted on the stipe, some young caps carry white remains of the universal veil, they soon wash off in wet weather and are rarely seen on the mature caps Gills: white, free and crowded Stem: 9 to 15 cm tall, 0.6 to 2cm in diameter and often slighty curved, pure white and fibrous with an ungrooved, fragile ring high up on the stipe Volva: large, sac-like volva is usually buried deep in the soil Taste/odour: matured have a faintly sickly and unpleasant odour, due it is dangerously poisonous, do not attempt to eat it Spore: white http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/amanita-virosa.php ![]() Name: Amanita phalloides English name: Deathcap Cap: 5 to 15cm in diameter, almost white when young then yellow/yellow/olive. Usually a little darker in the centre (occasionally deep grass green shading towards black at the centre), soon losing all the fragments of the universal veil. Initially egg shape and flattening at maturity. The cap, which is not striate at the margin, tends to crack at the edges when very old. Gills: free, broad, and crowded. Initially it pure white then turn cream, sometimes a slight pinkish tinge, as it grew older Stem: 7 to 15cm tall, off white, with zig zag motting somewhat paler than the cap colour Volva: get the fragile ring through to maturity. The swollen base is surrounded by a large white, sac like volva that is often tinged green inside Odour/taste: not distinctive when young then have most unpleasant sickly sweet smell. Do not try to it as it is very poisonous Spore: white Special appearances: used by Agrippina, wife of Caesar to kill him by putting it in his favourite mushroom dish http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/amanita-phalloides.php |
![]() Look-alike mushroom
Name: Amanitopsis vaginata English name: Grisettes Cap: cap 5-10 cm in diameter, grey, normally retaining no velar remains, initially egg-shapes, and the cap expands to become flat but always with a small raised central area (an umbo). The edge of the cap is striated with comb-like radical ridges. Below the pellicle (skin of the cap) the flesh is white and firm. Gills: white, adnexed (only slighty attached to the stem) or sometimes free, crowded Stem: ranges from 12 to 20 cm long and 1 to 1.5cm in diameter, tapering only slighty narrower near the cap, white or tinged with the cap colour. The stipes usually becomes hollows as the fruitbody matures. Volva: no stem ring but the base of the stripe there is white sack-like volva Taste/ odour: not distinctive Spore: white http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/amanita-vaginata.php ![]() Name: Agaricus campestris English name: Field mushrooms Cap: 3 to 10 cm in diameter, creamy white, sometimes have tiny small scales as they matured, usually the margin remains down-turned or slightly in-rolled even when the cap has expanded fully. The thick flesh is white, sometimes turning slightly pink when cut but never staining yellow Gills: deep pink at first, the free crowded gills turns dark brown and almost black when as the fruitbody matures Stem: 3 to 10cm tall, 1 to 2cm in diameter, the white stem is smooth above the single, delicate and scaly below. It is more or less parallel and does not turn yellow when cut. Volva: ephemeral but rarely seen after it matured Taste/odour: not distinctive Spore: deep chocolate brown http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/agaricus-campestris.php ![]() Name: Amanita caesareus English nama: Caesar’s mushroom Cap: orange in colour, occasionally with irregular veil fragments but more often without; initially convex then flattening, 6 to 18cm across with a striate margin. When it is in egg shape, it most prized as an edible mushroom. Gills: yellow orange, free and crowded Stem: pale to mid orange, often rough with attached veil fragments, large, pale orange ring, 5 to 12cm long, 1.5 to 2.5cm diameter Volva: stem base is covered with a white bag-like volva. Odour/taste: not significant but very delicious when cooked Spore: white Special appearance: it had become Caesar’s favourite dish http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/amanita-caesarea.php |
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This document contain the information about false and true morels as well as chanterelle and its look-alike. just click at the link and you will be directed to the document.
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