Herbarium of the Bizarre

Jack-o-Lantern Mushroom

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It’s the first listener suggestion! Thanks to Ryan for today’s topic: Jack-o-Lantern Mushrooms. And my regards to your step-dad. I hope he learned from his mycological mistake.


Jack-o-Lantern Identification: https://youtu.be/gwjabCshMI4?si=EsJaSrsjhcgByyfs


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Information provided by:

  1. https://foragerchef.com/know-thy-enemies-jack-olantern-mushrooms/
  2. https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/omphalotus-illudens.php
  3. https://defector.com/an-ode-to-the-jack-o-lantern-mushroom-a-poisonous-friend
  4. https://grocycle.com/jack-o-lantern-mushroom/
  5. “Irofulven – Halloween Trick or a Beacon of Light” by Elinoar Shavit in Medicinal Mushrooms, Vol 1(1), Spring 2008
  6. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphalotus_olearius
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