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Death cap (Amanita phalloides) with an olive-green cap, white ring on the stem and bulbous base, in woodland.

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Death cap

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Grüner Knollenblätterpilz · (Amanita phalloides)

Amanita family (Amanitaceae)

Description

The death cap is the fungus responsible for most fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide. Its cap is usually yellowish to olive-green, the gills and spore print are white, and the stem bears a membranous ring with a sac-like bulb (volva) at the base. It grows from summer through autumn, mainly in deciduous woodland in symbiosis with oaks and beeches. It is dangerously easy to confuse with edible mushrooms such as button mushrooms (white gills rather than pink-brown) or some Russula species. A single fruiting body can be lethal to an adult.

Historical documentation only — do NOT use

These internal applications are historically documented. This plant is highly toxic — self-treatment can cause severe poisoning or death. For documentation only, explicitly NOT a recommendation.

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    No culinary or medicinal value — responsible for most fatal mushroom poisonings. Documentary note only, explicitly not a use.

    Sources: [1] [2]

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