Mushrooms Containing Amatoxins |
| Poisonous species |
Appearance |
Mistaken for |
| Amanita tenuifolia (Slender Death Angel) |
pure white |
Leucoagaricus naucina (Smoothcap Parasol) |
| Amanita bisporigera (Death Angel) |
pure white |
Amanita vaginata (Grisette), Leucoagaricus naucina (Smoothcap Parasol), white Agaricus spp. (field mushrooms), Tricholoma resplendens (Shiny Cavalier) |
| Amanita verna (Fool's Mushroom) |
pure white |
A. vaginata, L. naucina, white Agaricus spp., T. resplendens |
| Amanita virosa (Destroying Angel) |
pure white |
A. vaginata, L. naucina, Agaricus spp., T. resplendens |
| Amanita phalloides (Deathcap) |
pure white variety |
Amanita citrina (False Deathcap), A. vaginata, L. naucina, Agaricus spp., T. resplendens |
| Buttons of A. bisporigera, . A. verna, A. virosa |
pure white |
Buttons of white forms of Agaricus spp. Puffballs such as Lycoperdon perlatum, etc. |
| Amanita phalloides (Deathcap) |
green = normal cap color |
Russula virescens (Green Brittlegill), Amanita calyptrodermia (Hooded Grisette), Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette), Tricholoma flavovirens (Cavalier Mushroom), Tricholoma portentosum (Sooty Head) |
| Amanita phalloides (Deathcap) |
yellow variety |
Amanita caesarea (Caesar's Mushroom) |
| Amanita brunnescens (Cleft Foot Deathcap) |
|
Amanita rubescens (Blusher), Amanita pantherina (Panthercap) |
| Galerina autumnalis (Autumn Skullcap) |
LBM |
"Little Brown Mushrooms, " including Gymnopilus spectabilis (Big Laughing Mushroom) and other Gymnopilus spp., Armillaria mellea (Honey Mushroom) |
| Leucoagaricus brunnea (Browning Parasol) |
LBM |
Lepiota spp., Leucoagaricus spp., Gymnopilus spp. and other Parasol Mushrooms and LBM's |
| Lepiota josserandii, L. helveola, L. subincarnata |
LBM |
Lepiota spp., Leucoagaricus spp., Gymnopilus spp. and other Parasol Mushrooms and LBM's |
Mushrooms Producing Severe Gastroenteritis
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| Chlorophyllum molybdites (Green Gill) |
|
Leucocoprinus rachodes (Shaggy Parasol), Leucocoprinus procera (Parasol Mushroom) |
| Entoloma lividum (Gray Pinkgill) |
|
Tricholomopsis platyphylla (Broadgill) |
| Tricholoma pardinum (Tigertop Mushroom) |
|
Tricholoma virgatum (Silver Streaks), Tricholoma myomyces (Waxygill Cavalier) |
| Omphalotus olearius (Jack O'Lantern Mushroom) |
|
Cantharellus spp. (Chanterelles) |
| Paxillus involutus (Naked Brimcap) |
|
Distinctive, but when eaten raw or undercooked, will poison some people |
