One of the leading causes of death among early botanists was mushroom poisoning from eating a poisonous variety of club fungi. What is a possible explanation for this interesting fact?
What will be an ideal response?
Both edible and very poisonous mushrooms exists in the subgroup club fungi. Unfortunately, the edible mushrooms often have poisonous look-alikes. It is possible that botanists may have confused the two species and consumed a poisonous variety, causing their own death.
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