Tsukiyotake
Omphalotus japonicus
poisonous
Distribution
East Asia: Japan, China, Korea. Common and frequently causes poisonings.
Habitat
Saprotrophic on dead broadleaf trees, especially beech and oak.
Season
Summer to autumn.
Toxin Type
Illudin
Symptoms
Illudin causes severe GI distress: violent vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps within 30 minutes to 2 hours. Bioluminescent gills glow green in darkness.
User Reported Vision
Japanese ghost fungi glowed in the dark. Tsukiyotake moonlit night spirits appeared. The world was bathed in eerie Japanese moonlight.