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Forbidden Candy Apple (slrpnk.net)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/fungus@slrpnk.net
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Found in the middle of a city park with many pine trees around, I think it's fly agaric.

It was common on Christmas cards in Victorian and Edwardian times as a symbol of good luck and its colours are thought to have been the inspiration for Santa Claus's red and white suit.

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/fungi-and-lichens/fly-agaric/

A red mushroom with white dots poking out of the leaf litter on the ground

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[–] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

if eaten can cause hallucinations and psychotic reactions.

Ah cool. So the good kind. Lucky find

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    • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Generally suggested to properly prep these if you’re intending to consume. Not generally fatal, but can give you some really bad gastro intestinal symptoms.

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