About Poisonous Mushrooms

Without counting with the microscopic fungi, there are 3,800 species of mushrooms in Europe alone. 250 species are toxic but very few can kill: about 12 species. The same mushroom species can have various effects, depending on its age, consumed amount and the health state of the consumer.In F... [ read more >> ]

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Death cap (Amanita phalloides), the deadliest mushroom in Europe

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Death cap (Amanita phalloides), the deadliest mushroom in Europe