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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Omphalotaceae: Omphalotus olearius (DC.) Singer

Omphalotus olearius – European jack-o'-lantern mushroom

Synonyms: Agaricus farneus, Agaricus olearius, Clitocybe olearia, Clitocybe phosphorea, Crepidotus olearius, Dryophila phosphorea, Flammula phosphorea, Lentinus farneus, Panus farneus, Pleurotus olearius, Pleurotus phosphoreus, Polymyces phosphoreus.

Common name: European jack-o'-lantern mushroom.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Omphalotus olearius, commonly known as the jack-o'-lantern mushroom, is a poisonous orange gilled mushroom that to an untrained eye appears similar to some chanterelles. It is notable for its bioluminescent properties. It is found in woodland areas in Europe, where it grows on decaying stumps, on buried roots or at the base of hardwood trees. It has also been reported from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. A similar, but phylogenetically distinct species found in eastern North America is Omphalotus illudens.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of College Station in Eastern Texas

Jack-o-lantern (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>(?)) mushrooms on Lost Pines Trail in Lost Pines State Park. Bastrop, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2009-11-14.htm">November 14, 2009</A>
LinkJack-o-lantern (Omphalotus olearius(?)) mushrooms on Lost Pines Trail in Lost Pines State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 14, 2009
Jack-o-lantern (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>) mushrooms in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-11-01.htm">November 1, 2013</A>
LinkJack-o-lantern (Omphalotus olearius) mushrooms in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 1, 2013
Location on maps1900 Anderson St, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Luminescent gills of Jack-o-lantern (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>) mushrooms taken from Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-11-01.htm">November 1, 2013</A>
LinkLuminescent gills of Jack-o-lantern (Omphalotus olearius) mushrooms taken from Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 1, 2013
Location on maps1700 George Bush Drive, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Luminescent gills underneath a cap of Jack-o-lantern (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>) mushrooms taken from Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-11-01.htm">November 1, 2013</A>
LinkLuminescent gills underneath a cap of Jack-o-lantern (Omphalotus olearius) mushrooms taken from Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 1, 2013
Glowing cap of Jack-o-lantern (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>) mushrooms taken from Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-11-02.htm">November 2, 2013</A>
LinkGlowing cap of Jack-o-lantern (Omphalotus olearius) mushrooms taken from Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 2, 2013
Location on maps101-199 Rosemary Lane, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Green and orange luminescence of caps of Jack-o-lantern (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>) mushrooms taken from Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-11-02.htm">November 2, 2013</A>
LinkGreen and orange luminescence of caps of Jack-o-lantern (Omphalotus olearius) mushrooms taken from Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 2, 2013
Jack-o-lantern mushrooms (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-11-08.htm">November 8, 2013</A>
LinkJack-o-lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olearius) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 8, 2013
Location on maps24698-24874 Farm to Market 1155, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Jack-o-lantern mushrooms (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-11-12.htm">November 12, 2013</A>
LinkJack-o-lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olearius) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 12, 2013
Location on mapsPost Oak Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Jack-o-lantern mushrooms (<B>Omphalotus olearius</B>) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-11-14.htm">November 14, 2013</A>
LinkJack-o-lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olearius) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 14, 2013
Location on mapsAnderson Street, College Station, TX 77840, USA

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