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Jack-o'-lantern mushroom
Omphalotus olearius
Seriously poisonous — do not eat it.
If someone has eaten it, call emergency services or your poison control centre.
Foraging: Never eat a wild mushroom on a photo or an app’s word. Many deadly species look like edible ones.
About
Omphalotus olearius, commonly known as the jack-o'-lantern mushroom, is a poisonous orange gilled mushroom that to an untrained eye appears similar to some chanterelles. It is notable for its bioluminescent properties. It is found in woodland areas in Europe, where it grows on decaying stumps, on buried roots or at the base of hardwood trees. A similar, but phylogenetically distinct species found in eastern North America is Omphalotus illudens.
- Family
- Omphalotaceae
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- Name
- Omphalotus olearius
- Slug
- omphalotus-olearius
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Omphalotaceae
- Genus
- Omphalotus
- Species
- olearius
- Wikidata QID
- Q1043730
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 4
- Data completeness
- 28
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