Assertion: mushroom | /r/HasProperty | poisonous
Facets:
value: of those
type: OTHER
value: to dogs
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in a given area
type: LOCATION
value: potentially
type: DEGREE
value: on a more practical level
type: DEGREE
value: outright
type: DEGREE
value: extremely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Delineation between edible and poisonous fungi is not clear-cut, so a "mushroom" may be edible, poisonous, or unpalatable.
text: Identifying wild mushrooms for food is an important process because many mushrooms are extremely poisonous and eating them can result in severe medical problems, even death in some cases.
text: However, mushrooms like the Devil's bolete are poisonous both raw and cooked and can lead to strong gastrointestinal symptoms, and other species like the lurid bolete require thorough cooking to break down toxins.
text: On a more practical level, many mushrooms and fungi can be poisonous or hallucinogenic.
text: No mushroom is so poisonous that handling it is dangerous, providing you don't lick your hands clean when you're done.
text: Other mushrooms, however, are poisonous, and can kill people (or make them very sick) if they are eaten.
text: In the wild, people often mistake mushrooms containing psilocybin for any number of other mushrooms that are poisonous.
text: As to how to know if a mushroom is poisonous, that is not as easy to answer.
text: The distinct characteristics that make a mushroom psychedelic often don’t visibly differ much from those mushrooms that are potentially poisonous.
text: Or, to put it another way, some mushrooms may be inedible, but all toadstools are (because they are poisonous).
text: The book "The Octopus Book of Mushrooms" could go here - it is quite a good guide to common mushrooms, and depicts which mushrooms are poisonous, which are inedible and which are edible.
text: Find out more information on mushrooms that are poisonous to dogs.
text: A good test for edibility however is the taste test, if a tiny amount is placed on the tongue and chewed a burn like chilli means the mushroom is poisonous, a pleasant mushroomy taste means it is edible and an unpleasant taste means you wouldn’t want to eat the mushroom anyway.
text: Mushrooms that smell or even taste good can be poisonous.
text: There are claims that this mushroom is outright poisonous, giving them upset stomachs and digestive problems.
text: When identifying edible mushrooms, look for tan or brown gills since mushrooms with white gills can be poisonous.
text: When in doubt, we veterinarians always assume worst-case scenario… that each mushroom is poisonous when ingested by dogs or cats.
text: While the mushrooms that are poisonous in a given area are generally well known, fatal mushroom poisoning may still occur.
text: The knowledge as to whether mushrooms are poisonous or edible is important for those who wish to go out to collect mushrooms for the purpose of eating them.
text: A question that is often asked by the novice mushroom collector is how can you determine if a mushroom is poisonous or not.
text: As I have mentioned previously, relatively few mushrooms are poisonous and of those that are, only a handful will be fatal if consumed.
text: Note that in the different groups of toxin, there is not a means of determining that these mushrooms are poisonous and that only by chemical analysis were the different toxins identified.