oma ▁rh od opol ium , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁wood ▁p ink g ill , ▁is ▁a ▁poison ous ▁m ush room ▁found ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia . ▁In ▁fact , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁most ▁commonly ▁imp licated ▁fung i ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁m ush room ▁poison ing ▁in ▁Japan ▁( Other ▁two ▁are ▁Om phal ot us ▁jap onic us ▁and ▁Tr ich ol oma ▁u st ale ). ▁E . ▁rh od opol ium ▁is ▁often ▁mistaken ▁for ▁ed ible ▁m ush room , ▁E . ▁s arc op um . ▁Sym pt oms ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁g astro int est inal ▁in ▁nature , ▁though ▁mus car ine , ▁mus car id ine , ▁and ▁ch oline ▁have ▁been ▁isolated ▁as ▁to xic ▁agents . ▁ ▁The ▁tax onomy ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁currently ▁unclear , ▁with ▁several ▁different ▁forms ▁identified ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁and ▁questions ▁over ▁whether ▁the ▁European ▁and ▁North ▁American ▁fung i ▁are ▁even ▁the ▁same ▁species . ▁ ▁Ent ol oma ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁p ink ▁sp ored ▁fung i . ▁An ▁alternate ▁scientific ▁name ▁seen ▁is ▁Rh od oph yll us ▁rh od opol ius , ▁from ▁Que let ' s ▁bro ader ▁genus ▁containing ▁a ▁larger ▁sub section ▁of ▁p ink - sp ored ▁fung i . ▁ ▁Ent ol oma ▁n idor os um , ▁previously ▁considered ▁a ▁separate ▁species , ▁is ▁now ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁this ▁fung us . ▁ ▁See ▁also