![]() ![]() For example, the Amanita (“death cap” or “destroying angel”) mushrooms usually do not have any symptoms until 10 or more hours after ingestion. That is a point worth reiterating, as the really toxic or lethal mushrooms have a slower onset of action. This definitely got my attention, and I called poison control, started reading, and was reassured there are no lethal yellow mushrooms in Missouri and that symptoms that occur within 2 hours are rarely serious. Shortly after, I reassured her everything was fine, but then, it hit again-severe abdominal spasms and projectile vomiting just as copious as before. Thinking I was out of the woods, so to speak, I went back to the living room, where my wife reminded me that the mushrooms really weren’t that great and asked if I was going to be OK. This lasted about 10 minutes and then subsided. At first, I used tissue to wipe my mouth, but soon, it was easier to just hover over the toilet and drool. In the meantime, I was on my knees trying to throw up my socks when I started salivating like a rabid dog. Two of my young children were home, were instantly grossed out, and started yelling at my wife that I had puked all over the bathroom. The spasm was severe, and I dashed for the bathroom, barely made it to the commode, and had projectile vomiting with such force that it literally splattered all over the room. Everything seemed fine until about 20 minutes after the meal, when I was walking through the living room and suddenly felt like I had been kicked in the gut by a mule. So I had a second portion, bringing my consumption to about 4 medium-sized mushrooms. I was convinced that the flavor had been altered or weakened by the cooking and that if I just ate enough, then I would better appreciate the supposedly wonderful flavor. Unimpressed with the flavor, she had only a couple of bites. Besides, whoever heard of a dangerous mushroom that was yellow? Thinking I was in for a special culinary treat, my wife cooked steaks and sautéed them in the cooked mushrooms. He identified them as golden chanterelles, and I knew just enough about mushrooms to agree with him. But still: Mushrooms glowing on the forest floor-this is the stuff of ghost stories.It was the fall of 1993 when a neighbor gave me some yellow mushrooms that he had picked on a Missouri tree farm. The light produced is generally pretty weak, taking the eyes at least 5 to 10 minutes to adjust before being able to view. It also is one of only three mushrooms commonly found in North America to glow in the dark! While scientists aren’t sure what causes this mushroom’s bioluminescence, the quality is found only in the gills of young mushrooms whose spores are still forming. Once such mushroom that you might spot this season is the aptly named jack-o’-lantern mushroom ( Omphalotus illudens).Īs you might suspect, this mushroom provides a bright splash of orange in the browning landscape of fall, making it easy to spot. The environment’s mycelium, having soaked in the warm, wet conditions of summer, are now fruiting into full-fledged mushrooms, leading the curious observer on a wild scavenger hunt for fungi of all shapes, sizes and colors. It’s also a fabulous time for mushroom peeping. The spooky season of October brings with it more than the thrill of haunted forests and creatures that go bump in the night.
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