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Honey fungus

Armillaria mellea · Honey fungi (Armillaria)

Poisonous
Honey fungus
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Poisonous raw. Listed in many books as edible after thorough cooking, but it repeatedly causes gastrointestinal poisoning – even when cooked.

Recognise it safely – what matters

  1. Large clusters on wood
  2. Cottony ring and white spore print (funeral bell: rust brown)
  3. Poisonous raw

Features

Cap
3–10 cm, honey yellow to brown with fine dark scales.
Underside
Gills: whitish, later spotted brownish.
Stem
Fibrous, with a cottony, yellowish ring.
Flesh
Whitish
Smell
Mushroomy
Spore print
White

Season

Habitat

In large clusters on stumps, roots and living trees; attacks broadleaf and coniferous wood.

Rødgran, Bøg, Eg, andre træarter

Risk of confusion

Almindelig svovlhat Edible species Sheathed woodtufts are smaller, have brown gills and a rust-brown spore print. Funeral bell The funeral bell is smaller, has rust-brown gills and often grows on the same wood. Sulphur tuft The sulphur tuft has sulphur-yellow caps and greenish gills.

If someone has eaten it

Violent vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps; in children and older people the loss of fluids can become dangerous. First symptoms: usually 30 minutes to 4 hours after eating.

Act immediately – even without symptoms:

  • Emergency number 112 if someone feels unwell.
  • Poison centre: Germany – area code of the nearest city with a poison centre + 19240 (e.g. Berlin 030 19240, Munich 089 19240) · Austria +43 1 406 43 43 · Switzerland 145.
  • Keep leftovers, trimmings or vomit – it helps with identification.

Never identify mushrooms by pictures or an app alone. When in doubt, ask a mushroom expert – and only pick what you know for sure.

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