Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ophiocordyceps smithii being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ophiocordyceps stylophora
- Xylaria oxyacanthae
- Ophiocordyceps ravenelii
- Ophiocordyceps entomorrhiza
- Xylaria finismundoensis
- Xylaria violaceorosea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Sordariomycetes
- Order
- Hypocreales
- Family
- Ophiocordycipitaceae
- Genus
- Ophiocordyceps
- Species
- Ophiocordyceps smithii
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