Which mushrooms are poisonous?
Which mushrooms are poisonous?
There are about 10,000 kinds of mushroom, and although not very many of them are really poisonous you wouldn't want to make a mistake and eat one of the bad ones. There are several kinds of mushroom poisoning, with various effects, and a few species can kill you, and the symptoms of poisoning may not begin for many hours or even days... ...so be extremely careful if you are planning on eating any wild mushrooms. Have your identifications checked by a truly knowledgeable person.
Some of the different kinds of poisonous mushroom are illustrated in Chapter 22 of this website. The full details are available in the book The Fifth Kingdom