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Inkcap

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The edible shaggy inkcap
The conditionally edible common inkcap

Inkcap may refer to any of a number of toadstools of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus and Coprinopsis.

The best known, and very good to eat:

The next best known, and also conditionally edible:

  • Coprinopsis atramentaria, the common inkcap, inky cap, or tippler's bane. Edible, but causes effects similar to those of disulfiram. As such, alcohol is to be avoided before,[1] during and after consumption.

Also any of the following, many of which are poisonous:

References

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  1. ^ "Disulfiram Official FDA information, side effects and uses". Retrieved 2011-04-11.