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The
genus Amanita contains about 600
species of
agarics, including some of the most
toxic known
mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resulting from
mushroom poisoning, with the
death capaccounting for about 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in these mushrooms is
α-amanitin.
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Photo by Jo Simmons
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The genus also contains many edible mushrooms, but mycologists discourage mushroom hunters, other than knowledgeable experts, from selecting any of these for human consumption.
--Wikipedia
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Photo by Jo Simmons
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These photos were taken in Shoreline.
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1 comments:
More information would have been very helpful...like if we find them in our yards and gardens, how do we get rid of them? I am going to assume we shouldn't put them in the green yard waste bins. Could they be put in plastic bags and then put in the garbage cans? If we just let them rot in the yard, what happens to animals or people who walk through the rot?
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