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Cortinarius rubellas


Fool's Webcap




Origin:  Europe.
Family
Cortinariaceae
Genus
Cortinarius
Species
rubellas
Category
Fungi
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
SeptemberOctoberNovember
General Description
A pale brown, to nutty-brown small mushroom with a faint smell of radish.
Growth
Fast
Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer)
A deadly mushroom with no know antidote, after consumption victims feel fine for up to three days when flu-like symptoms set in followed by a raging thirst and eventual kidney failure.
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