When we talk about pizza or pasta, one common ingredient that is widely used is mushroom. While many of us only know about button, oyster, shiitake, enoki, porcini and a couple of more varieties, there exists a different and weirdest world of mushrooms that look and grow differently, and have unique characteristics. Scroll below to know about 9 such weirdest mushrooms from around the world.

PALPA, August 2: The District Police Office (DPO) Palpa has launched a campaign against the consumption of wild mushrooms. The campaign that aims to make people aware of poisonous wild mushrooms follows the cases of frequent deaths from the consumption of poisonous mushroom harvested from forests.

PALPA, June 9: A girl has died and 10 others have fallen sick at Sarkidanda of Jhiruwas in Nisdi rural municipality after consuming wild mushroom.

DANG, July 9: Six locals have fallen sick after consuming wild mushroom in the district Sunday.

SURUNGA, Jhapa, June 29: Six people of the same family have taken ill after consuming poisonous mushroom at Duwagadi of Mechinagar Municipality-14 in Jhapa.

JHAPA, June 29: Six people of a same family are sick after consuming poisonous mushroom at Duwagadi of Mechinagar Municipality-14 in Jhapa.

PANCHTHAR, June 2: Three persons of a family from Phalelung Rural Municipality-8 in the district fell sick after consuming wild mushroom.

NUWAKOT, Feb 5: Hundreds of people from Salme, Bhalche and Lachyang in Nuwakot district moved to Simbutar of Bidur Municipality after they were rendered homeless by the deadly earthquake of 2015.

PANCHTHAR, June 27: A child died after consuming wild mushroom at Miklajung Rural Municipality-7 in Panchtthar district this morning.

NUWAKOT, May 26: Five persons were taken ill after consuming wild mushroom at Meghang-3 in Nuwakot district on Thursday night.

URLABARI (Morang), Aug 28: Three persons of the same family at Koshi Haraicha in Morang district have fallen ill after consuming curry made out of wild mushroom, which turned out to be poisonous.

PANCHTHAR, July 11: Deaths from consumption of wild mushrooms have been on the rise of late in various districts, with reports of people falling sick after eating the plant becoming ever more regular.

Wild mushroom kills two in Gorkha

July 9, 2016 11:34 am

GORKHA, July 9: Two people died after consuming wild mushroom at Kanshigaun in northern Gorkha on Friday.

Wild mushroom claims couple

July 7, 2016 18:50 pm

HUMLA, July 7: A couple died after consuming wild mushroom in the district.

BHOJPUR, July 7: As many as 12 people were taken ill after consuming wild mushroom at Takshar Malbase near the district headquarters on Thursday morning.

DOLAKHA, June 30: A mother has died while three of her children have fallen ill after consuming wild mushroom in Kalinchok VDC-7 of the district on Wednesday. The deceased is 48-year-old Phulmaya Tamang.

TRISHULI, June 24: Twenty-nine people have fallen sick after consuming wild mushroom at Samari VDC in Nuwakot district.