Talk:Leotia lubrica

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Monomethylhydrazine content
This article's "Edibility" section should point to the dangers involved with eating this fungus. Already in 1985, monomethylhydrazine has been found in this fungus. Monomethylhydrazine is not only extremely cytotoxic (it is the reason of the severe toxicity of Gyromitra esculenta), but also has been confirmed to be highly carcinogenic due to its alkylating properties. The German WP article for this fungus cites this paper:

C. Andary, G. Privat, M.-J. Bourrier: Variations of monomethylhydrazine content in Gyromitra esculenta. Mycologia 77 (2), 1985.

Since this fungus often appears in very large numbers at places in the woods, and because monomethylhydrazine is a volatile compound, even getting poisoned by inhaling the fumes on a hot summer day isn't completely out of the question. Gänseblümchentee (talk) 10:08, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I've added something, but we can't step beyond what's been reported in the reliable sources. If you know of any other sources discussing this issue, please feel free to add them. Josh Milburn (talk) 12:57, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * That's great, thank you! Gänseblümchentee (talk) 06:55, 2 September 2023 (UTC)