Jack-o'-lantern mushroom

Omphalotus olearius

Русское название: Омфалот маслиновый

An orange poisonous fungus associated with woody material. It is often discussed as a dangerous lookalike of culinary chanterelles. Superficial yellow-orange colour is particularly unreliable for wild-food decisions.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Never decide to eat a wild mushroom from a photograph or online description. A mistake can be fatal. For mushroom ingestion or suspected poisoning, contact emergency medical services or a poison centre immediately, even if symptoms have not appeared.

Irish Poisons Centre mushroom safety ↗

◎Distribution

Southern Europe and Mediterranean region

♧Habitat

Wood and roots of broadleaf trees

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsOmphalotus olearius — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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