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.

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.

Where Do Death Angel Mushrooms Grow? Amanita virosa are native to Europe and do not occur in the U.S. Other species, like Amanita bisporigera, are native to North America and are equally poisonous ...

A forager who unsuspectingly picks an immature A. virosa, thinking it's the edible Agaricus campestris (field mushroom), can end up with toxic liver failure. Mistaking the Galerina marginata ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A recent post on Reddit claimed a user had found one of the world’s deadliest mushrooms in various parts of Salt Lake City. Specifically, the user said they had found a ...

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.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A recent post on Reddit claimed a user had found one of the world’s deadliest mushrooms in various parts of Salt Lake City. Specifically, the user said they had found a ...

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.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A recent post on Reddit claimed a user had found one of the world’s deadliest mushrooms in various parts of Salt Lake City. Specifically, the user said they had found a ...