The Fall is Green

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The Fall is Green

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Felicia Tica

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Stropharia aeruginosa, commonly known as the verdigris agaric, is a medium-sized green, slimy woodland mushroom, found on lawns, mulch and woodland from spring to autumn. The edibility of this mushroom is controversial - some sources claim that it is edible, while others claim it to be poisonous, although effects are little known and its toxic constituents undescribed.
The French mycologist Lucien Quélet gave it its current binomial name in 1872, after it was initially described as Agaricus aeruginosus by William Curtis in 1784. The Dutch mycologist Machiel Noordeloos placed it in the genus Psilocybe in 1995. The specific epithet aerūgǐnōsa is Latin for "covered in verdigris (copper-rust)".
This mushroom is common in grassy woods, and on roadside verges in Britain, Europe, Asia (Iran)] and parts of North America, growing on rotting wood. It particularly favours wood-chip mulches in gardens, and parks. The verdigris agaric is reported as poisonous in many guidebooks printed in the Western Hemisphere, yet the effect of poisoning is little known and toxic constituents unknown.
According to some European guidebooks the verdigris agaric is edible, but undesirable to some due to its mildly spicy taste.
(Wikipedia)

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