This striking mushroom is very memorable and is prominently featured in stories and media. It is the blue caterpillar’s pedestal in Alice in Wonderland, it kills Babar’s father in the 1931 French children’s book Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff, and is thrown to affect opponents in Super Mario Bros. video games.
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ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 12 – December 2018References
- Krieger LCC. The Mushroom Handbook. New York, NY: Dover Publications; 1967.
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2 Responses to “Toxicology Q&A Answer: Yes, the Amanita Muscaria Mushroom Is Toxic”
October 2, 2019
ChrisGood picture!
October 25, 2021
Kevin Fogarty…presumably, as a spore develops and matures into a mushroom, it takes in whatever it needs to build itself up till maturity. Do we know the process by which it processes food, nutrients, minerals into toxic poisons? -Thank you