is this Omphalotus nidiformis?

[Bonno]

I was walking through local bush in sydney and came across this impressive looking fungi growing on a banksia trunk. I took a small cap home and falsely identified it as a Pleurotus ostreatus. i cooked it and ate it as a test and about 1 hour later, i found myself throwing up for about 6 hours at intervals of about 15-30 minutes. so then i did some more research and found it closely matched the description of Omphalotus nidiformis. are there any experts that can confirm that it is Omphalotus nidiformis from these photos?
hope the photos work.
thanks

[gerbil]

hard to tell from the photos, it does seem to match the description quite well especially given the effects it had on you.

Did it glow in the dark?

I've been very sick with home grown oysters before, but only throwing up once, not multiple times, over a couple of occasions.


Are you okay now? I'd probably get checked out if i where you. Am not too sure of the chemistry of Omphalotus and if it's just a single reaction or a more serious long term damage thing.

It may be beneficial to go back to the spot and get the specimen ID'ed.

[Bonno]

hey thanks for the response gerbil. I feel ok now, haven't gone back to check out the mushroom since i got sick, not sure if it glowed or not, it definately stuck out like a swore thumb on dusk though.

In retrospect it was a stupid idea to eat the mushroom but i read in an online book that there are no poisonous look a likes when it comes to oyster mushrooms. obviously not true, i found out the hard way.

Think I'll go back to the spot tomorrow after work and see if there are any fruiting bodies there still.

It makes me wonder what the percentage of poisonous mushrooms and non poisonous mushrooms in australia are and if it has been completely documented by mycologists.

[roughbarked]

hey thanks for the response gerbil. I feel ok now, haven't gone back to check out the mushroom since i got sick, not sure if it glowed or not, it definately stuck out like a swore thumb on dusk though.

In retrospect it was a stupid idea to eat the mushroom but i read in an online book that there are no poisonous look a likes when it comes to oyster mushrooms. obviously not true, i found out the hard way.

Think I'll go back to the spot tomorrow after work and see if there are any fruiting bodies there still.

It makes me wonder what the percentage of poisonous mushrooms and non poisonous mushrooms in australia are and if it has been completely documented by mycologists.

To my knowledge there is much about Australian fungi that is not yet known.

I'm sure that if you search this site.. that there is an extensive list posted on this site. http://www.bushfood.net/viewtopic.php?p=2139#2139

[Bluetongue]

Sorry to hear about your poisoning!

The Forgotten Flora exhibit was recently in Geelong and a lot of the speakers talked of how much there is still to be learned about Australia's fungi. And how lucky Melbourne's herbarium is to have not one but two mycologists on staff.

I second the advice on getting yourself checked out medically. Hope you're still feeling ok.