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   From: norsgerm@a...........   
      
   always amazes me, the diference between 'old world' and 'new world' fugni.   
   like parosols   
   Kurt   
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   >   
   > FloridaMycology@cs.com wrote:   
   >> No.......no laws on Amanita muscaria.  I asked a DEA Agent one time why   
   >> that was.   
   >> Their answer was "There was no abuse potential as they could kill you!"   
   >>  I did not say nothing back.  Seems as though they don't understand, or   
   >> have it confused.  In any case, let's let it stand........grin.   
   >> slp/fmrc   
   > Gotta agree, for the most part anyway.   
   >   
   > A.m. in Russia is a know killer. But is not positively known to have   
   > caused any human fatalities in the US that I am aware of. I don't think   
   > that is the same as calling it "safe". Here in the PNW, A.m. and A.p.   
   > may well interbreed. A.p. and A.c. have produced hybrids, which are   
   > difficult for even the experts to identify. If other species have   
   > similar fuzzy species guidelines, then the real test of edibility is   
   > whether you survive them. In CA or FL it may be easier to tell. But   
   > almost all my collecting is done here in OR, and the only Amanitas I've   
   > ever considered eating are A. vaginata and A. smithii. And after   
   > reading about one of the poisoning cases involving A. smithii, there's   
   > now just the one to consider...   
   >   
   > Daniel B. Wheeler   
   >   
      
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