Top 6 Most Common Toxic or Poisonous Mushrooms in Pocatello
Delving into the metropolitan wilderness of Pocatello, you'll find a surprisingly diverse fungi kingdom. A region popular for its mild summers and snowy winters, Pocatello provides a fertile ground for a variety of mushroom species. Amongst these thrive 6 particularly noxious variety. Drawing from well-researched data, our guide will illuminate these common but harmful species, while promoting safe and responsible foraging. Let's navigate through Pocatello's mycological landscape while learning to avoid its poisonous inhabitants.
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Most Common Toxic or Poisonous Mushrooms
1. Wolf lichen
The thallus, or vegetative body, has a fructicose shape — that is, shrubby and densely branched — and a bright yellow to yellow-green, or chartreuse color, although the color will fade in drier specimens. Its dimensions are typically 2 to 7 cm (0.8 to 3 in) in diameter. The vegetative reproductive structures soredia and isidia are present on the surface of the thalli, often abundantly. 
2. Dung-loving deconica
As its common name indicates, dung-loving deconica(Deconica coprophila) is most commonly found sprouting from decaying clumps of bovine or horse dung, particularly after periods of heavy rain. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there is little information available regarding its edibility. Consumption is therefore not recommended.
3. Common ink cap
Common ink cap mushrooms grow in clumps from buried wood or tree stumps. They come up with such strength that they have been known to lift pavement or break through asphalt. As they age, their gills will turn black and liquefy, creating the "inky" substance for which they are named.
4. Mower's mushroom
The mower's mushroom, also referred to as the lawnmower's mushroom, is so named because it frequently crops up in lawns. The species is rather nondescript, and it is considered a member of the infamously hard-to-distinguish "Little Brown Mushroom" (LBM) family. While the mower's mushroom is not known to be toxic to humans or dogs, several of these close look-alikes are.
5. Shaggy scalycap
These mushrooms are most commonly found in clusters underneath old broadleaf trees and on their stumps. Their scientific name, Pholiota squarrosa, means “scaly with upright scales,” and that is exactly how the surface of the mushrooms appears. They are sometimes mistaken for honey fungus, as they share the same color, but the shaggy scalycap is definitely not edible.
6. Egghead mottlegill
The egghead mottlegill is a common, inedible mushroom that grows on horse dung. It's known by the name "egghead mottlegill" because its distinctive, curving cap resembles a miniature egg. It varies in color from white to brown a yellowish buff but always has black spores.
