FungiFriday: Fool's Funnel (Clitocybe rivulosa)

These images were taken around July 2023. When I woke up earlier than usual, I noticed my yard was overgrown with small milky white mushrooms.

The mushrooms grow in small groups at sparse distances. Most likely, this is a fungus commonly called the fool's funnel or false champignon. The Latin name is Clitocybe rivulosa, which is a poisonous basidiomycete fungus belonging to the large genus Clitocybe.

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The mushroom's physique resembles a small, white, funnel-shaped umbrella with a short stem and grows on moist soil.

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Although small, these mushrooms contain toxins with deadly high levels of muscarine which can cause symptoms of sludge syndrome.

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In ancient times, this kind of mushroom was very likely to be often misused as a potion to harm an unwanted king, queen, prince, princess, servant, or anyone else who needed to be destroyed.


This is my contribution to #FungiFriday hosted and curated by @ewkaw.
Happy #FungiFriday🍄

All these photos are my original work, taken with a Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone.



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