MycoKeysSeptember 29, 2026Jia-Qi Liang, Xin Chen, Tie-Zhi Liu et al.
Mushroom poisoning has become a serious food safety issue in China. Poisoning incidents caused by species of Inocybaceae have been continuously reported from tropical to temperate regions of China in recent years. Many species of Inocybaceae contain muscarine, which stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system; some also contain psilocybin, resulting in hallucinations, and a few even contain...
MycoKeysAugust 30, 2022Ya-Ya Yan, Jukka Vauras, Li-Na Zhao et al.7 citations
In this study, Pseudosperma arenarium is proposed as a new species, based on morphological, ecological, molecular and biochemical evidence. The new species grows on sandy ground under Populus and Pinus sylvestris in north-western China and northern Europe, respectively. It is characterised by the combination of the robust habit, nearly glabrous pileus, large cylindrical basidiospores,...