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Contains muscarine which can cause severe gastric upset and sweating. Jack-o-lantern - formerly Omphalotus olearis then Omphalotis illudens (deceiving) - Clitocybe illudens Phylogentic study suggests its distantly related to O. Olearis, a different look-a-like. 042-001

« It has a soft velvety cap and stem (chanterelles have a smooth, firm cap). Thin flesh (unlike chanterelle). Has repeatedly forked, close, true gills (not blunt ridges like the chanterelle). Found on the ground under conifers, often near rotting wood in summer and fall. Saprobic. Considered edible by some authors and poisonous by others. It is known to cause hallucinations in some people. Genetically this mushroom is related to the boletus! 041-001

EDIBLE MUSHROOMS & POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES

Main differences between this and the true chanterelles is that this is hollow down the center and has a scaly cap. Both have a ribbed hymenium. Gomphus is larger. Another Gomphus - G. kaufmanii is more brown than orange to orange-red in color. 043-001 »