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Galerina marginata, known colloquially as funeral bell, deadly skullcap, autumn skullcap or deadly galerina, is a species of extremely poisonous mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae of the order Agaricales. It contains the same deadly amatoxins found in the death cap (Amanita phalloides).
Most boletes are mycorrhizal and are generally found in woodlands. [8] There is also a parasitic bolete, Pseudoboletus parasiticus, which grows on Scleroderma citrinum. [9] [10] Another parasitic bolete is Buchwaldoboletus lignicola, which is a parasite to Phaeolus schweinitzii, the dyer's polypore.
While most puffballs are not poisonous, some often look similar to young agarics, and especially the deadly Amanitas, such as the death cap or destroying angel mushrooms. Young puffballs in the edible stage, before maturation of the gleba, have undifferentiated white flesh within, whereas the gills of immature Amanita mushrooms can be seen if ...
Amanita phalloides is the most poisonous of all known mushrooms. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It is estimated that as little as half a mushroom contains enough toxin to kill an adult human. [ 9 ] It is also the deadliest mushroom worldwide, responsible for 90% of mushroom-related fatalities every year. [ 10 ]
Young specimens like this are sometimes confused with puffballs or other non-deadly mushrooms. The name destroying angel applies to several similar, closely related species of deadly all-white mushrooms in the genus Amanita. [1] They are Amanita virosa in Europe and A. bisporigera and A. ocreata in eastern and western North America ...
H. crustuliniforme has been found in 18 countries, including most parts of Europe, both coasts of North America, and less frequently in Victoria, Australia. [3]A common mushroom, H. crustuliniforme can be found in open woodland and heathland in summer and autumn, though may also be found in winter in places with milder climates such as California. [4]
Mycena pura, commonly known as the lilac mycena, [1] lilac bonnet, [2] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. First called Agaricus prunus in 1794 by Christian Hendrik Persoon, it was assigned its current name in 1871 by German Paul Kummer. [3] Mycena pura is known to bioaccumulate the element boron. [4]
Inky Mushroom phenol and xanthodermin: Europe Edible Agaricus species Agaricus phaeolepidotus: phenol and xanthodermin: Europe Edible Agaricus species Agaricus placomyces: phenol and xanthodermin: North America and Europe Edible Agaricus species Agaricus xanthodermus [1] [3] Yellow-staining mushroom phenol and xanthodermin [4] [5] worldwide ...