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• n  extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills

• death cap
• death cup
• death angel
• destroying angel
• Amanita phalloides

News & Articles

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• The Death Cap Mushroom Is Spreading Across the US
  Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Discovery News reports that the death cap mushroom is now an invasive species on every continent except Antarctica. It is spreading along the East and West Coasts of the U.S. and appears to be moving south into Mexico. 'When someone eats Amanita phalloides, she typically won't experience symptoms for at least six and sometimes as many as 24 hours,' says Cat Adams ...
  Feb. 11, 2014 - Slashdot