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Poison Fire Fungus Beauty belied the deadly. Found it by accident along a hiking trail Podostroma cornu-damae,Poison Fire Coral Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Poison Fire Fungus

Beauty belied the deadly. Found it by accident along a hiking trail

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  1. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
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    Just amazing. Looks like a fungi Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
    1. View Alfred Chong's profile
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      it is, but want to id it. Not really sure if it is the poisonous type. Hope to get some expert opinions here. Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Ernst's profile
        Ernst
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        I can’t find any info on this. Where did you find this one? Possibly Genus Podostroma Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
        1. View Alfred Chong's profile
          Alfred Chong
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          I took this picture in my hike recently in Malaysia Posted 3 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            Alfred, I went ahead and added the country ID to this spotting for you, but please feel free to do it on your own for your other photos. Posted 3 years ago
            1. View Alfred Chong's profile
              Alfred Chong
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              Thank you. I'm very new here and still finding my way around. Let's see if I can find my way to do it for the other photos. Posted 3 years ago
              1. View Christine Young's profile
                Christine Young
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                You're welcome! If you need any help, just ask :). Posted 3 years ago
        3. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
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          I agree with Podostroma sp.. Looks like Podostroma cornu-damae. Awesome fungus!

          https://plantsrocksthings.tumblr.com/post/73663456569/podostroma-cornu-damae           Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
          1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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            I agree with Podostroma cornu-damae (or something closely related) Posted 3 years ago
            1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
              Ferdy Christant
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              Epic fungus. Thank you both for the ID work, went ahead with the ID.

              Alfred, welcome to JungleDragon!               Posted 3 years ago
              1. View Alfred Chong's profile
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                Thank you. Hope to contribute more Posted 3 years ago

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The Poison Fire Coral

Podostroma cornu-damae (Japanese: カエンタケ, Hepburn: kaentake), also known as the poison fire coral,[2] is a species of fungus in the family Hypocreaceae. The fruit bodies of the fungus are highly toxic, and have been responsible for several fatalities in Japan. The fungus contains several trichothecene mycotoxins.

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Similar species: Hypocreales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Feb 10, 2022. Captured Feb 6, 2022 08:29.
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  • SM-G985F
  • f/1.8
  • 1/33s
  • ISO640
  • 5.4mm