Table 1.
List of mushroom poisoning cases that occurred in Tuscany during the ten-year period 2007 to 2017. The number of cases and the involved species/genus are reported. Obsolete nomenclatures are integrated with currently valid scientific names (in brackets) according to Index Fungorum (http://www.indexfungorum.org/, accessed date 24 May 2021). The species edibility is also indicated. E: edible; SNE: suspected not edible; NE: not edible; T: toxic; M: mortal; * more than one species included in different edibility categories.
| Cases (n) | Species/Genus | Edibility |
|---|---|---|
| 153 | Entoloma sinuatum | T |
| 135 | Omphalotus olearius | T |
| 22 | Clitocybe nebularis | T |
| 13 | Russula spp. | * |
| 10 | Boletus satanas (Rubroboletus satanas) | T |
| 9 | Agaricus xanthodermus | T |
| 9 | Macrolepiota venenata | T |
| 7 | Amanita phalloides | M |
| 7 | Macrolepiota rachodes (Chlorophyllum rhacodes) | SNE |
| 7 | Amanita muscaria/A. aureola (A. muscaria) | T |
| 6 | Armillara mellea | E |
| 5 | Inocybe spp. | * |
| 4 | Lepiota spp. | * |
| 3 | Amanita pantherina | T |
| 3 | Boletus luridus (Suillellus luridus) | E |
| 3 | Clitocybe spp. | * |
| 3 | Clitocybe rivulosa | T |
| 3 | Entoloma spp. | * |
| 3 | Lepiota josserandii/L. subincarnata (L. subincarnata) | M |
| 3 | Macrolepiota spp. | * |
| 3 | Psathyrella candolleana | T |
| 2 | Amanita ovoidea | T |
| 2 | Armillaria tabescens (Desarmillaria tabescens) | E |
| 2 | Lepiota cristata | T |
| 2 | Panaeolus spp. | * |
| 2 | Ramaria spp. | * |
| 2 | Tricholoma saponaceum | T |
| 1 | Agaricus spp. | * |
| 1 | Agaricus preclaresquamosus (Agaricus moelleri) | T |
| 1 | Amanita spp. | * |
| 1 | Amanita proxima | T |
| 1 | Amanita verna | M |
| 1 | Boletus lupinus (Rubroboletus lupinus) | T |
| 1 | Boletus pulchrotinctus (Suillellus pulchrotinctus) | T |
| 1 | Cantharellus cornucopioides | E |
| 1 | Clitocybe dealbata | T |
| 1 | Entoloma lividoalbum | SNE |
| 1 | Entoloma rhodopolium | SNE |
| 1 | Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca | SNE |
| 1 | Hypholoma fasciculare | T |
| 1 | Inocybe rimosa | T |
| 1 | Lactarius zonarius | T |
| 1 | Lepista nuda | E |
| 1 | Ramaria flavescens | E |
| 1 | Ramaria formosa | T |
| 1 | Ramaria pallida | T |
| 1 | Rhodocollybia spp. | * |
| 1 | Russula foetens | T |
| 1 | Russula persicina | NE |
| 1 | Russula torulosa | T |
| 1 | Suillus collinitus | E |
| 1 | Tricholoma equestre | T |
| Total: 448 |