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Paneolus campanulata is an inedible, hallucinogenic species of the Psatirellaceae family. It grows in large families, on well-fertilized soil. When eaten, it causes visual and auditory hallucinations. To protect your body, it is important to be able to recognize the fungus and pass by when you meet it.
What does paneolus bellflower look like?
Paneolus bellflower is a widespread species, when eaten it is harmful to health. Therefore, acquaintance with him must begin with external characteristics.
The bell cap is covered with mucus in wet weather
Cap Description
A miniature hat with a diameter of 3 cm at a young age has an oval shape. As they mature, the surface takes on the shape of an unopened umbrella or bell. Dry skin is painted in dry weather in a gray-whitish color, and in wet weather it acquires a red-brick hue. Fragile flesh without taste and smell. The spore layer is formed by thin gray-brown plates, which become covered with purple-black speckles in old age. Reproduction occurs by black, oblong spores.
Grows in families on fertile soil
Description of the leg
The thin and long leg is covered with a shiny skin. At a young age, it is reddish, as it grows darker and acquires a black-brown color. The surface is ribbed, covered with a whitish pile.
Hollow leg, tasteless and odorless
Where and how to grow
Paneolus bellflower grows in large groups. They can be found in large grass, on dunghills, in gardens and orchards. Depending on climatic conditions, it can bear fruit from April to December.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Paneolus bellflower is an inedible and very dangerous species. The pulp contains psychoactive substances that have hallucinogenic qualities. When eating, a person is lost in space and begins to notice what he had not seen before. Hearing and vision become sharper, the surrounding world changes and becomes ridiculous.
Signs of poisoning:
- perception is sharpened;
- minor memory impairment;
- objects begin to move;
- distorted perception of time;
- difficulties in moving;
- complete lack of contact with reality.
Twins and their differences
Paneolus bellflower, like any inhabitant of the forest, has similar counterparts, such as:
- Papilionaceous – a hallucinogenic appearance with a miniature hat. The bell-shaped surface is gray-coffee in color, as it grows older it becomes lighter. The striped stem is thin and long. When pressed, the grayish flesh changes color. Grows in open areas, prefers well-drained soil. It bears fruit from spring until the first frost.
Grows throughout the warm season
- hay dung beetle – a hallucinogenic mushroom that grows throughout the warm period. You can recognize him by a tiny hat of light coffee color. It grows in low grass, in fields, fertile forcings, in gardens and orchards. When eaten, it leads to emotional disorders.
Causes visual and auditory hallucinations
Conclusion
Paneolus campanulate is a dangerous mushroom that grows in tall grass, on fertile soil. The pulp contains toxic substances; when eaten, it causes visual and auditory hallucinations.