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Letter: Would not consume that mushroom

Marie Freeman writes:
No expert, but I would NOT consume! Known as the vomiter!

"Chlorophyllum molybdites, commonly known as the green-spored parasol, green-gill parasol, false parasol, green-spored lepiota and vomiter, is a common species of mushroom found in temperate and subtropical meadows and lawns. The species is poisonous and causes potentially serious vomiting and diarrhea. It is the most commonly consumed poisonous mushroom in North America, often being misidentified as edible species like Chlorophyllum rhacodes and Macrolepiota procera." (https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/PP324)
Comments re: Epicurean Kentuckian: edibles?
Thank you, Marie! I'm admiring them from afar. - LW




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