Mushroom of the day #4
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NAME:
Satan’s mushroom
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Rubroboletus satanas
EDIBILITY:
Poisonous
SPECIES:
Bolete
FAMILY:
Boletaceae
RANGE:
This bolete can typically be found near limestone areas and under mature beech and oak trees. It’s not reported anywhere locally, luckily, due to the extremely dangerous nature of this mushroom. The mushroom is found throughout Europe, not appearing in North America. A species of mushroom dubbed Satan’s bolete has appeared in North America but it has been confirmed to have no relation to the one in question, that appears in Europe. The appearance of this mushroom is seldom in Ireland, England, and Scandinavia, which provides an evident reason to assume that the mushroom does not use any avian creatures to spread its spores
DESCRIPTION
This mushroom is out of the ordinary from previous ones I’ve posted. The death cap and fly agaric have had slim stalks with caps exceeding the thickness of the stalk noticeably. The same trait applies to the Yokoh-take, with the very slim bending stalk and greater cap. Satan’s mushroom and all other bolete mushrooms for that matter have characteristics unlike the death cap or fly agaric. The cap of this bolete is still wider than the stalk, but the stalk is very large and thicker than other mushrooms. In essence, the bolete appears to be an oversized button mushroom. When young, the mushroom is a grey or white cover, that starts to look more brown with the aging of the specimen. The stalk always remains blood red throughout the lifecycle of the mushroom. (Speaking of the color of the stalk, nobody knows if the biblical name of the mushroom references the blood-red stalk of the mushroom or the poison factor of its edibility). The cap can reach up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) in diameter. The cap on this mushroom does not have gills like the previously examined specimens. Instead, satan’s mushroom possesses pores on a gelatinous cap. The stipe of the mushroom (area directly under the cap) is 2 to 5 inches (5-15 centimeters) and the stipe is often thicker than it’s vertical length
EFFECTS OF CONSUMPTION:
This mushroom is poisonous. It releases a deadly toxin in the human body once consumed. Quickly after being consumed raw, it induces vomiting, dehydration and general enervation. After thorough cooking, it becomes seemingly harmless, but such as act is not supported. After raw consumption, the victim can experience a bloody stool, violent vomiting, abdominal pain, and nausea for up to 6 hours. The bloody stool and vomiting occur extremely frequently when under the effects of this mushroom’s poison.
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus_satanas#Distribution_and_habitat (website)
http://poisonousnature.biodiversityexhibition.com/en (website)
https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/rubroboletus-satanas.php#toxicity (website)
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Mistik: It'll be simple, but honestly, tomorrow's is gonna be one I've been anticipating research of since the very first mushroom of the day
Garbage Writer: Im excited
Mistik: The goal is for it to be a bit of a longer post, but it's supposed to mark a dramatic turning point in the nature of some of the posts. See the first week there was some frankly grotesque or unnerving specimen that made me question the nature of why I choose what I choose to post. Examples include such as the doll's eye, deathstalker, and the death cap. Grim, honestly, but then there's so much beauty in nature so this week and hopefully here on out, I'm going to go with less deadly or frightening specimen. Like instead of the death cap, post about some safe bolete. They're always beautiful. Instead of a doll's eye, a sunflower. Honey bee rather than Spanish Fly, and so on.