Poisonous Clitocybe
Paralepistopsis acromelalga
deadly
Distribution
Japan, China, Korea. Increasingly reported in East Asia.
Habitat
Saprotrophic in bamboo groves and warm deciduous forests.
Season
Summer to autumn.
Toxin Type
Acromelic acids
Symptoms
Acromelic acid causes severe peripheral vasodilation leading to painful redness and swelling of extremities (acromelalgia). Pain can last for weeks to months. Potentially fatal.
User Reported Vision
Acromelic acid patterns made my extremities feel strange. Pain-spirits with burning hands appeared. The world was full of peripheral suffering.