▁away . ▁These ▁attract ive ▁red ▁to ▁orange ▁ber ries ▁are ▁extremely ▁poison ous . ▁The ▁ber ries ▁contain ▁ox al ates ▁of ▁sap on ins ▁which ▁have ▁need le - sh aped ▁cry st als ▁which ▁ir rit ate ▁the ▁skin , ▁mouth , ▁tongue , ▁and ▁thro at , ▁and ▁result ▁in ▁sw elling ▁of ▁the ▁thro at , ▁difficulty ▁breath ing , ▁burning ▁pain , ▁and ▁ups et ▁st om ach . ▁However , ▁their ▁ac rid ▁taste , ▁couple d ▁with ▁the ▁almost ▁immediate ▁t ing ling ▁sens ation ▁in ▁the ▁mouth ▁when ▁consum ed , ▁means ▁that ▁large ▁amounts ▁are ▁rarely ▁taken ▁and ▁serious ▁harm ▁is ▁unusual . ▁▁ ▁In ▁areas ▁where ▁both ▁A . ▁orient ale ▁and ▁A . ▁mac ul atum ▁are ▁found , ▁they ▁are ▁easily ▁confused . ▁A . ▁orient ale , ▁however , ▁has ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁limited ▁distribution ▁than ▁A . ▁mac ul atum . ▁ ▁Several ▁characteristics ▁set ▁the ▁two ▁species ▁apart ▁including ▁the ▁t uber , ▁which ▁is ▁horizontal ▁with ▁A . ▁mac ul atum ▁but ▁disco id ▁with ▁A . ▁orient ale . ▁The ▁color ing ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁sp at he ▁is ▁another ▁marked ▁characteristic ▁of ▁A . ▁orient ale ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁Through out ▁the ▁area ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁decid uous ▁wood land ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁con ifer ous ▁wood land , ▁prefer ring ▁partial ▁sh ade ▁and ▁somewhat ▁mo ist ▁conditions . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁Within ▁the ▁genus , ▁it ▁belongs