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Paxillus involutus, the brown roll-rim, is a common mushroom of the Northern Hemisphere that forms mycorrhizal associations with birch and other trees. It was long eaten in parts of Europe despite its bitter taste, but repeated consumption can trigger an immune reaction, known as Paxillus syndrome,...

Cortinarius rubellus, known as the deadly webcap, is a poisonous mushroom of coniferous and boreal forests in Europe and North America. It contains orellanine, a nephrotoxin that destroys kidney tissue; symptoms of renal failure often appear only days to weeks after ingestion, delaying diagnosis and...

Cortinarius orellanus, commonly called the fool's webcap, is a poisonous mushroom in the genus Cortinarius and is native to parts of Europe. Its principal toxin is orellanine, a nephrotoxin that can damage the kidneys after ingestion. Poisoning is difficult to recognize because symptoms may be delay...

Inocybe erubescens is a poisonous mushroom commonly called the deadly fibrecap or red-staining inocybe. It contains a high concentration of muscarine, a toxin that can cause sweating, salivation, vomiting, diarrhea, slowed heart rate, breathing problems, and other signs of muscarinic poisoning. The...

Galerina marginata is a poisonous agaric fungus commonly called the deadly galerina or autumn skullcap. It is a wood-rotting species that usually fruits on decaying conifer or hardwood logs and has brown to yellow-brown caps, brown gills, and a cinnamon-brown spore print. The mushroom contains amato...

Amanita phalloides, known as the death cap, is a poisonous Amanita mushroom native to Europe and introduced in some other regions with suitable tree hosts. It forms a greenish, olive, or yellow-brown cap above white gills and a white stalk with a ring and cup-like volva, although color can vary. Its...

Amanita verna, the fool's mushroom, is a lethal all-white European species containing amatoxins, historically confused with edible Agaricus species, leading to fatal poisonings particularly in spring.

Amanita ocreata, the western North American destroying angel, is a deadly white Amanita native to the Pacific coast of the United States, responsible for fatal poisonings each year due to its edible-mushroom resemblance.

Amanita virosa, commonly called the destroying angel, is a poisonous mushroom found in Europe and northern Asia. Its fruiting body is entirely white, with free white gills, a ring on the stem, and a sack-like volva at the base; those features distinguish it from many edible mushrooms but can be over...