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Trying to ID a mysterious fruit
On 10/12/07 19:12, in article , "Stewart
Robert Hinsley" wrote: In message , judith.lea writes snip You are absolutely correct, do you know that mushrooms can be taken to the pharmacy for identification? Out of a whole basket, only one type of mine was edible! The others could be eaten, with the exception of one sounding like amoneta? but they would taste awful, so the pharmacist said. I will stick to buying them in the shop I think. Amanita. That genus contains several deadly fungi, including the death cap, fool's mushroom and destroying angel. Wikipedia claims that Amanita accounts for 95% of deaths by mushroom poisoning. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita Now that Judith is living in France full time - and in the right area - I think a friendly neighbour, who will show her what these fruits of the forest look like while growing, would be invaluable to her! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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