Identification: please ID this mushroom, a chinese boy died from eating it.

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  1. aleica

    aleica Member

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    please ID this mushroom, a Chinese boy died from eating it and her mom is in critical condtion.

    I really would like to know the name of this mushroom. In the future, I would like to warn people from eating it.


    here is the link for the news:

    http://edu.qq.com/a/20111024/000030.htm
     
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  2. MycoRob

    MycoRob Active Member

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    I'd guess it is a Cortinarius (possibly an Inocybe).
     
  3. vitog

    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    Without seeing the underside of the mushroom, any ID would be a wild guess.
     

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