poisonous mushroomsAmong the mushrooms that most commonly cause poisoning are Amanita muscaria, A. phalloides, and the four white Amanita species called destroying angels. The ingestion of A. muscaria (fly agaric), which contains muscarine and other toxic alkaloids, is soon followed by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivation, perspiration, watering of the eyes, slowed and...
species of AmanitaDeath cap (A. phalloides), also deadly, is found in woods or their borders. It has a green or brown cap and appears in summer or early autumn. Other poisonous species include A. brunnescens and A. pantherina; common edible species include A. caesarea, A. rubescens, and A. vaginata.
toxic effect...and diarrhea, and certain genera produce such effects as euphoria and hallucinations, but most are not considered to be lethal. One wild mushroom, Amanita phalloides, the destroying angel, or death cup, is fatal when eaten.
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