Toadstool is the common name for an inedible or poisonous mushrooms in some countries. Mushroom experts/communities discourage the usage of this particular word as there is no scientific classification/description.
This means - a wild mushroom or a wild toadstool could be poisonous. Thanks / Regards Raghu ________________________________ From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> To: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>; tanay bose <[email protected]> Cc: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>; raghu ananth <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Fri, 29 October, 2010 8:35:53 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:52291] Please identify this Toadstool Thanks Tanay for the id and the long and detailed explanation. Rest assured I had no intention of eating it ! My thanks also to Raghu, Prof. Singh & Dr. Pankaj for their inputs. As far as I remember – fungii that bear a cap & a stalk are called ‘mushrooms’. Poisonous mushrooms are called ‘Toadstools’. Regards, Neil Soares.
