Edible, therapeutic and toxic mushrooms
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FALSE CHANTERELLE
Omphalotus illudens
Frequency
Infrequent
Habitat
The False Chanterelle’s habitat, size and features are nothing like the Chanterelle. Nevertheless, the mushroom continues to cause serious intoxications in the deciduous forest zone, mainly south of Montreal. It grows in dense clusters on roots and stumps or at the feet of deciduous hardwood trees whose roots it has parasitized.
Cap
Touching it leaves an orange powder on the hands.
Margin
Inrolled at first and then spread out.
Gills
Decurrent, thin, crowded, concolorous to the cap and luminescent in the dark.
Stalk
Tapered towards the base, pointed, the feet of the fruitbodies of the cluster starting from the same point.
Glabrous, orange and darker orange towards the base.
Flesh
Firm, thick, pale orange, luminescent in darkness.
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Poisoning by the False Chanterelle is less serious than poisoning by a Destroying Angel because it occurs much more quickly and the chemical antidote can be administered earlier. Still, it is a serious intoxication that requires prompt hospitalization. In many cases, poisoning is the result of picking mushrooms from the grounds of one’s own residence in the city or the suburbs.
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