Hebeloma radicosum
Encyclopedia
Hebeloma radicosum is a species of mushroom
in the Hymenogastraceae
family. It can be identified by the tapering root-like stem base, as well as the almond like odour. Though edible, it makes poor eating. Collection of this species has been made illegal in some countries such as Saudi Arabia
, Qatar
, and Israel
due to their hallucogenic properties.
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
in the Hymenogastraceae
Hymenogastraceae
The Hymenogastraceae is a family of fungi in the Agaricales.The blue-staining members of the genus Psilocybe form a clade that is sister to Galerina in the Hymenogastraceae; however, they have not yet been formally transferred....
family. It can be identified by the tapering root-like stem base, as well as the almond like odour. Though edible, it makes poor eating. Collection of this species has been made illegal in some countries such as Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
due to their hallucogenic properties.