![]() This is due to an enzyme called luciferase, acting upon a compound called luciferin, leading to the emission of light much as fireflies do when glowing. The whole mushroom does not glow-only the gills do so. ![]() Its bioluminescence, a blue-green color, can be observed in fresh specimens in low light conditions once the eye becomes dark-adapted. Also known as fool’s fire, fairy lights, will-o’-the-wisp, and eventually, jack-o’-lantern, it often seemed like a floating flame that would move away from travelers, Mannion says. While not lethal, consuming this mushroom leads to very severe cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea. After Levins was committed to the earth one of the 666 shards of Lucifers soul. Unlike chanterelles, Omphalotus olearius and other Omphalotus species contain the toxin illudin S, and are poisonous to humans. After dying, Levins was taken back to his home town of Sleepy Hollow to be buried. A similar, but phylogenetically distinct species found in eastern North America is Omphalotus illudens. It has also been reported from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. 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 is notable for its bioluminescent properties. 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.
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