Poison pie at Giralang, ACT
Identification history
| Hebeloma crustuliniforme | 16 Sep 2016 | Heino | ||
| Hebeloma crustuliniforme | 16 Sep 2016 | Heino | ||
| Unidentified | 10 Sep 2016 | sartonite |
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User's notes
Unidentified mushroom cluster at Palmerville Heritage Park close to Ginnindera Creek.
2 comments
Heino
wrote:
17 Sep 2016
This species may bring on severe vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps and so merits the name Poison pie, even though it falls well below the Deathcap in its effects. I know of one case of Hebeloma crustuliniforme poisoning in Canberra, perhaps a decade ago. The victim was hospitalized but recovered fully. When I spoke to him after his recovery he told me that he had been convinced he was going to die and that he hoped never to go through that experience again.
sartonite
wrote:
17 Sep 2016
Thanks Heino.
I'm not that familiar with fungi but am slowly learning. I do find them fascinating though. They make great photo subjects.
I'm not that familiar with fungi but am slowly learning. I do find them fascinating though. They make great photo subjects.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.087900-35.206330
- Altitude 589.3m
- Places Giralang, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 Sep 2016 05:27 PM Recorded on
- sartonite Recorded by
Species information
- Hebeloma crustuliniforme Scientific name
- Poison pie Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 589.34m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
