Destroying Angel vs Parasol Mushroom
Amanita virosa and Macrolepiota procera are confused for one another often enough to be worth putting next to each other.
Pure white and deadly. Same amatoxins as the Death Cap; a single cap can kill an adult.
Tall snakeskin-patterned stem with a movable double ring. The cap fries like a schnitzel.
Side by side
| Amanita virosa | Macrolepiota procera | |
|---|---|---|
| In this game | Poisonous | Edible |
| Habitat | Damp broadleaf and mixed woodland on acid soil, often with birch. | Grassland, woodland edges, verges and clearings on light soil. |
| Season | Summer to autumn. | Summer to autumn. |
| Spore print | White. | White. |
This comparison cannot make a mushroom safe to eat. It sets out the few characteristics this game records, in general terms, for two species that vary by region, age and growing conditions. Real specimens overlap in ways no table and no photograph can separate, and the deadly one here is deadly in a single meal. Ask a qualified local expert, every time.
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Amanita virosa is also confused with Death Cap and Horse Mushroom.
Macrolepiota procera is also confused with Green-spored Parasol and Deadly Dapperling.
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