Erin Patterson using death cap to kill her victims have brought the world's attention to toxic mushrooms (All images via X) ...

We list all the mushrooms in Scum and how valuable they are as well as which you should avoid and all of their effects.

Wild mushrooms - fresh and delicious, right? Maybe, but also quite possibly lethal. Before you consider foraging mushrooms, know what to look for in the woods.

Destroying angel, amanita virosa (istock/dabjola) “September to November is peak mushroom season, and while they are nice to see on a winter walk, they are incredibly dangerous and in some cases fatal ...

The extremely toxic Amanita virosa has been responsible for scores of mushroom poisonings. One reason is its' similarity to other non-poisonous varieties of mushrooms. Some people even advise against ...

Once it’s developed, an amanita will be gilled with parasol-shaped caps. They come in white, yellow, red, and brown. But the gills are white. They don’t call Amanita virosa the destroying angel for ...

While there are no current reports of destroying angels in Utah — or any other deadly mushrooms in the Amanita family like the death cap — Dentinger said it’s not impossible for them to show up.

An image of Amanita virosa (commonly known as a destroying angel). The mushroom has visual similarities to a benign mushroom, but destroying angels are among the deadliest mushrooms in the world.

An image of Amanita virosa (commonly known as a destroying angel). The mushroom has visual similarities to a benign mushroom, but destroying angels are among the deadliest mushrooms in the world.

Dentinger said there’s not much of a visual difference between the mushrooms. The most obvious distinction is the fact that a destroying angel (and other mushrooms of the Amanita family) would have a ...

An image of Amanita virosa (commonly known as a destroying angel). The mushroom has visual similarities to a benign mushroom, but destroying … ...

An image of Amanita virosa (commonly known as a destroying angel). The mushroom has visual similarities to a benign mushroom, but destroying … Read More News ...