MUSHROOM POISONING 



small in ;iiih>iiii i , similar to Anianita-toxin, Mcllvuine records it 

 as edible. 



I. morrisiir Small amount of hemolysin destroyed at 60 I 

 Poisonous i" guinea pigs and rabbits. Should be groiij>ed with 

 the deadly species. Edibility aol tested. 



I. chlorinosma is probably serioush [loisouous. I 

 formi8 acts like pTialloides on frog's heart. 



The Bpecies of the genus imanitopsis as .1 whole are regarded a- 

 edible. Mcllvaine warns againsl confusing l. spreta with tin 

 species. 



Amanitopsis voluuta may be grouped with phalloidcs. So hem 

 olysin or agglutinin, fatal in 7 in 22 days t" guinea pigs nnd rabli 

 the intoxication resembling Amanitas. Mcllvnine pronounce* 

 edible, bu1 it should be avoided. Amanitopsis uaginata i^ easily 

 learned and is edible. 



Imanita junquillea rare and unimportant free from poisom 

 properl ies. 



imanita solitaria difficull t<> recognize. Contains small 

 amount of hemolysin. Edible, Mcllvaine. Ford reports it almost 

 free from poisonous action on rabbits and guinea pigs, inn Large 

 doses produced a salivation in the latter. \fuscarin is mo 

 distributed in fungi than was originally supposed. 



Amanita rubescens — commonly known as "The Blusher," Red 

 Amanita. Non-toxic to animals and man. Free from Amanita toxin 

 but has a powerful hemolysin. European authorities differ bul our 

 American form is a well known edible species. 



imanita frostiana — difficult to identify, is closely related botan- 

 ically to .1. muscaria, of which it has been regarded a- a Bmall or 

 depauperate form. It contains a small amount of a thermo-labile 



hemolysin, inn no muscarin. Its extracts have sffect on animals. 



Not tested inn probably edible. 22 CAUTION! lesl L. muscaria '"■ 

 used. 



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imanita muscaria, tin' FI3 Agaric, i- 1 >s1 interesting t" 1 1 1 1 - 



h is also called "the false orange" an. I "Fliegen Schwamm." It 

 is less common an. I Less toxic than the -roup of 1. phalloides but 

 widely distributed over tin- world. In importance it rank 

 tin- white Amanitas, it is subject to great variations in colo 

 ami markings, but is easil) learned so that it maj '"■ distinguished 

 from the famous edible imanita caesarca. Ford and Mi.-ha.-l 



