Copper Trumpet 
Scientific Clasification
Kingdom:Fungi
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order:Agaricales
Family:Marasmiaceae
Genus:Omphalotus
Species: O. olearius
Description

The Copper Trumpet, also commonly known as the Jack-o'-lantern mushroom is orange to yellow in colour and is poisonous. It has a very appealing look and smell. The gills are bioluminescent and therefore glow in the dark. This glow is due to a compound called luciferin.


Gills on Hymenium
Hymenium decurrent
Cap is infundibuliform
Spore print is yellow
Stipe has a ring and volva
Ecology: saprotrophic
Edibility: Poisonous