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06-11-2011, 08:26 PM
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| | | Blue/green toadstools in play bark - poisonous?
Found some blue/green coloured toadstools in the bark in my son's play area today. I'd never seen any this colour before - I've taken a photo of one (it doesn't look as blue as it did when I first picked it) - anyone know if these are poisonous?   |
06-11-2011, 08:43 PM
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| | | Re: Blue/green toadstools in play bark - poisonous?
Don't worry they will do him no harm. They are Stropharia caerulea or close cousin.
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07-11-2011, 05:01 PM
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| | | Re: Blue/green toadstools in play bark - poisonous?
Thanks for the info, I've removed them anyway, but it's good to know they aren't killers! |
07-11-2011, 06:23 PM
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| | | Re: Blue/green toadstools in play bark - poisonous?
Did you remove them before or after being told they will cause no harm ?
Neil.
Edit: I should say it will make no difference as they will grow again anyway and the spores will have already been dispersed, hopefully in readiness for a new colony to become established.
Share this thing of beauty with your son and get him interested in nature at an early age.
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07-11-2011, 09:48 PM
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| | | Re: Blue/green toadstools in play bark - poisonous?
Because they are gooey and sticky and a strange bluish-yellow, I'd expect that your son, if he handled one, would go 'yuk', throw it down and then try to wipe the goo off on his clothes, rather then 'yum, must have a bite' .... They're a bit like touching slugs ....
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08-11-2011, 12:05 AM
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| | | Re: Blue/green toadstools in play bark - poisonous?
Quote:
Originally Posted by SheffieldLass  .... They're a bit like touching slugs ....
Melanie | and your point is . . . ? 
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