Top 5 famous inedible mushroom that grow in India
Many good mushrooms grow in India but most of them are not for consumption, for your safety we have listed the top 5 famous inedible mushroom that grow in India:
- 1Fly Agaric: The iconic red headgear with white dots contains psychoactive chemicals like muscimol and isotonic acid, which are known to cause hallucinatory effects. thrives in the coniferous forests of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. When taken raw, it is highly hazardous.
- . The Green-Spored Lepiota :A huge, white fungus with greenish gills when fully grown is called the Green-Spored Lepiota. It can cause severe gastrointestinal distress and is commonly found in lawns and gardens across India. It is occasionally mistaken for edible mushrooms, such as parasols.
- Deadly Galerina :It is a small brown mushroom that grows on decomposing wood. Contains amatoxins that are fatal to humans. Found in temperate woodlands, particularly the Western Ghats. Easily confused with edible species, such as honey mushrooms.
- Inocybe spp : Small, fibrous mushrooms with conical caps found in wooded areas and grassy patches. Many species contain muscarine, a toxic alkaloid.
- Satan’s Bolete: Satan’s Bolete Found in the deciduous forests of Northern India. It is a thick, bulbous mushroom with crimson pores and a bad smell..Ingesting Bolete causes nausea and vomiting