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Death cap

Amanita phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Link

Death cap (Amanita phalloides)
Plate · Amanita phalloides

Description

A greenish-capped mushroom with a ring and a basal cup, tied to oaks and other trees. Its amatoxins damage the liver, and symptoms can take hours to appear.

Curiosity

It is responsible for most mushroom-poisoning deaths worldwide.

Sources

GBIF · Wikidata

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