Destroying Angel Mushroom
Destroying Angels Mushroom
Names: Amanita bisporigera
Description: Cap is smooth and white, stalk is thin and white. Gills are white and free from the stem which has a bulb at it’s base. This mushroom is a striking bright white in color.
Concern level: Only during drought conditions, unpalatable. However the extreme toxicity of the destroying angels means they are always a danger.
Toxic parts: The entire mushroom is toxic.
Symptoms: Occur about six to eight hours after ingestion and include gastrointestional upset, diarrhea. Within 48 hours the toxins begin to damage the liver and kidney.
Danger: Contain highly toxic amatoxins and phallotoxins which inhibit protein synthesis (namely liver and kidney cells) and mean certain death.
More information: Univeristy of Arkansas
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