Poisonous. Causes poisoning. Never eat a wild mushroom identified only from photos.
- Season in Mexico
- HabitatLawns and meadows
- FamilyTricholomataceae
What happens if someone eats Ivory funnel?
Did someone eat a wild mushroom and feel sick? Call emergency services and bring a sample of the mushroom.
- Toxins
- Muscarine: Causes a cholinergic syndrome affecting involuntary functions, including salivation, respiratory secretions and heart rate. Clitocybe rivulosa is also implicated in muscarine poisoning.
- When symptoms start
- NAMA describes symptoms usually starting within 15-30 minutes of eating it. A clinical review gives an interval of 30 minutes to 2 hours for muscarine poisoning.
- What to do
- If you or someone else ate it, call a poison center or emergency services immediately. Do not wait for symptoms. Take a mushroom sample to help with identification. If the person has trouble breathing, collapses or loses consciousness, request an ambulance immediately.
How do you identify Ivory funnel?
Can you eat Ivory funnel?
It is poisonous. Avoid eating it and seek expert identification when collecting similar mushrooms. Cooking leaves the risk of eating a poisonous mushroom.[12]
Where and when does Ivory funnel grow?
Grows in lawns, meadows and other grassy areas.[2][15]
A study of poisonous macrofungi documents it in Mexico; that publication omits localities for this species. It is also described as widespread in Europe and North America.[2]
About the name
Index Fungorum places Clitocybe dealbata in Clitocybaceae. Its relationship with Clitocybe rivulosa has received different treatments: some sources consider them synonyms, and NAMA groups them as Clitocybe rivulosa (dealbata). Both names require the same caution about muscarine.[1][3]
