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Associated with buried wood and is found in
grassland, meadows and disturbed ground.
3 - 7 cms diameter.
7 - 17 cms.
Spring - early winter
Edible, but consuming this fungus within a few hours
of consuming alcohol results in "disulfiram syndrome".
Disulfiram is a drug used to treat alcoholism by inducing hangover
symptoms immediatly after alcohol is consumed.
When picking any fungus for consumption,
caution should be exercised at all times.
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