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by johnrob 735 days ago
I heard this one recently: “All mushrooms are edible. Some only once.”
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It may actually be true, some patch-specific varieties apparently can trigger severe allergic responses in some individuals, and not others.

It was one of those weird stories I never could find much information about. =)

I'd believe it; fungal antibiotics (e.g. neomycin, various -cillins) trigger allergic responses the same way.
Indeed, it certainly does sound plausible...

It would be terrible being 2 hours away from civilization, and in need of an Epipen.

Have a great day, =3