Family sickened from eating wild 'vomiter' mushrooms
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The mushrooms are known as “Chlorophyllum molybdites” or green spored Lepiota — also called the “vomiter.” (Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department)
Members of a family in northern Virginia fell ill and needed hospital attention after eating a meal containing wild mushrooms picked near their apartment complex.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that they experienced vomiting and stomach pains a few hours after eating the mushrooms.
Fairfax County Fire officials say poison control and crews from the fire department scoured around the Annandale apartment complex, finding mushrooms in a courtyard in a bid to identify them. For confirmation, they sent pictures of the mushrooms to family members as they were being treated at a hospital.
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The mushrooms are known as “Chlorophyllum molybdites” or green spored Lepiota — also called the “vomiter.”
Officials say the mushrooms are a severe gastrointestinal irritant when eaten, but do not cause liver failure or death.