Amanita verna, commonly known as the fool's mushroom or the spring destroying angel (see destroying angel), is a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Occurring in Europe in spring, A. verna associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees. The caps, stipes and gills are all white in colour.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. Fool's mushroom; amatoxins Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amanita elliptosperma — considered toxic
- Amanita amerivirosa — considered toxic
- Amanita sturgeonii — considered toxic
- Amanita suballiacea — considered toxic
- Amanita murrilliana — considered toxic
- Amanita ocreata — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Genus
- Amanita
- Species
- Amanita verna
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