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Red-staining inocybe(Inocybe erubescens) & St. George’smushroom (Galocybe gambosa)Finding fleshy, sometimes very abundantmushrooms in summer creates excitement in thosewho appreciate the art of cooking. One shouldremember that there are two possibilities: these areeither the good edible St. George’s mushrooms ordeadly poisonous red-staining inocybes.Young red-staining inocybes are ivory-coloured,becoming stained with red-pink when touched or cutor as they age. Old mushrooms are dirty brownishredall over.Both young and old fruiting bodies of the St.George’s mushroom are dirty white to creamy grey,the flesh does not turn reddish when touched or cut.The mushroom is characterised by a strong smell offlour. It does not require parboiling.Red-staining inocybes grow in parks, St. George’smushrooms grow also in hay meadows and woodedmeadows.red-staining inocybeSt. George’s mushroomDeadly poisonous & edible mushroom species that are easily mixed upEstonian Museum of Natural History•Dangerous Nature: Myths & Reality24