micahology

The mushroom gets it nanes from a discharge it produces, the mushrooms absorbs to much water from the surrounding soil and roots, throigh a procces called guttation ibternal pressyre builds up causing it to 'sweat'. It apears red due to the water mixing with natural pigments in the mushroom

Inside the pigments is atromentin, a natural anti coagulant

It grows in acidic and mossy soil in confirous forests near tree roots

1912: it was classed as hydenellum

1920-50: it was changed back and fourth

Current: hydenellum

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They are bitter and toxic, consumption can cause: vomiting, convulsion and diarrhea, deaths are rare but not unheard of

Samples show promise for medical reasons, antitumour and antimicrobial purposes!

In 1778 they were classed as agaricus

1871 they were reclassed as hyphloma

Before in 1880 they were falsley moved to the naematoloma

1970 it was moved back to hyphloma

Its a member of the ampullocltocybe family it was originally classed in 1801 as agaricus which is a very broad family, then in 1871 it was reclassified as clitocybe before finally in 2002 being classed as ampulloclotocybe!

It is edible but described as chewing wet cotton and is fairly unpalatable

Its important to note this mushroom contains coprine sane as the common ink cap making it toxic when consumed with alcohol

Intense facial and neck flushing

Severe throbbing headache

Rapid heartbeat

Nausea and vomiting

Shortness of breath

Tingling sensations in the limbs