Poisonous Mushrooms

Funeral bells, deadly galerinas or deadly skullcaps (scientific name Galerina Marginata), are a poisonous species of fungi belonging to the family…

Jack O'Lantern mushrooms (scientific name Omphalotus olearius) are toxic gilled fungi that are commonly mistaken for (edible) Chanterelles which are similar…

Fly Agaric mushrooms also known as Fly Amanita (scientific name Amanita Muscaria) are a species of gilled mushroom. They belong in…

When foraging for mushrooms in the wild, identifying poisonous species of fungi is perhaps even more important than recognizing the safe…

Death Cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) are a type of toxic wild fungus that resemble a few other edible types of fungi…