death cap

• Champignon très toxique (Amanita phalloides), souvent confondu avec des champignons comestibles, dont l'ingestion peut provoquer une atteinte hépatique mortelle.

A highly poisonous mushroom (Amanita phalloides) that is often mistaken for edible mushrooms and can cause fatal liver damage if ingested.

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   A highly poisonous mushroom (Amanita phalloides) that is responsible for the majority of fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide.

   amanite phalloïde

   • The death cap mushroom is often mistaken for edible varieties.
   • Ingesting even a small piece of a death cap can be fatal.
   • Foragers are warned to avoid the death cap due to its toxicity.