interesting article on Tricholoma poisoning.

[John Smalldridge]

Found this while researching T. TERREUM. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/06/fatal-toxins-identified-edible-tricholoma-terreum-equestre-wild-mushrooms

[Dave W]

Thanks John. The article is well written and appears to be well researched. I wonder if anyone has included T. portentosum into this research? Portentosum and terreum are potentially easily confused, especially if they're growing in the same habitat, although I have not ever observed these types growing together.

I have never eaten T. terreum... always seemed like there was too much confusion surrounding ID of this species. I have ceased eating T. equestre (= T. flavovirens). I still eat T. portentosum.

[John Smalldridge]

Dave, what amazes me is how little we really know about mushrooms. Benefits and potential dangers are still being discovered.

[Dave W]

Another mushroom formerly considered to be a good edible which has been implicated in serious poisonings, some fatal, is Angel Wings, Pleurocybella porrignes. The incidents appear to be isolated to Japan.

[John Smalldridge]

I've only eaten angel wings once or twice very early in my mushroom hunting days. Since finding out about these poisonings, I have crossed angel wings off my edible list. The funny thing is that I actually tried Amanita jacksonii this year. This was species I have always been somewhat reserved about eating because of it being an Amanita.

[Dave W]

I don't find A. jacksonii very often. But the tawny Caesar, A. banningiana, is common in my local oak woods. When I find enough of these, I add them to scrambled eggs. A good edible.

I've also stopped eating Angel Wings. Nice that Pleurocybella porrigens only grows on conifer wood, which makes it (usually) easy to distinguish from Oysters; Pleurotus.