Eastern Destroying Angel Amanita, Eastern North American Destroying Angel, Destroying Angel

Amanita bisporigera G.F.Atk.

Also called: Eastern North American Destroying Angel, Destroying Angel, North American Two-spored Destroying Angel

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This mushroom is listed as deadly. Eating it can kill.

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Deadly — can kill Source: Wikipedia: Amanita bisporigera

Classification from Wikipedia: Amanita bisporigera. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Bryce Thorson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Bryce Thorson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Bryce Thorson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Drew Palmer. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Eastern Destroying Angel Amanita, Eastern North American Destroying Angel, Destroying Angel by month
Month	Records
January	1
February	0
March	2
April	4
May	33
June	89
July	269
August	327
September	142
October	102
November	12
December	1

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

New York 73 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 51 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 51 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 47 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 47 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 42 records · Foraging rules
Illinois 41 records · Foraging rules
Indiana 36 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 33 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 27 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 26 records · Foraging rules
Tennessee 23 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 22 records · Foraging rules
New Jersey 22 records · Foraging rules
Texas 19 records · Foraging rules

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Minnesota16 records
Florida15 records
Wisconsin13 records
Oklahoma12 records
Colorado11 records
Kentucky8 records
Vermont8 records
Maryland8 records
Iowa7 records
Georgia5 records
Nova Scotia5 records
Louisiana5 records
Mississippi5 records
Connecticut5 records
Maine4 records
Alabama4 records
Arkansas4 records
Missouri4 records
South Carolina3 records
Delaware2 records
New Mexico2 records
Manitoba2 records
Arizona1 records
Oregon1 records
New Brunswick1 records
Rhode Island1 records
New Hampshire1 records
Kansas1 records

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Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	ring and volva
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Amanita bisporigera is a deadly poisonous species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is commonly known as the eastern destroying angel amanita, the eastern North American destroying angel or just as the destroying angel, although the fungus shares this latter name with three other lethal white Amanita species, A. ocreata, A. verna and A. virosa. First described as a new species in 1906, A. bisporigera is classified in the section Phalloideae of its genus together with other amatoxin-containing species. The mushroom has a smooth white cap that can reach up to 10 centimetres (4 inches) across and a stipe up to 14 cm (5+1⁄2 in) tall with a white skirt-like ring near the top. The bulbous stipe base is covered with a membranous sac-like volva. The white gills are free from attachment to the stalk and crowded closely together. As the species name suggests, A. bisporigera typically bears two spores on the basidia, although this characteristic is not immutable. A. bisporigera closely resembles a few other white amanitas, including the equally deadly A. virosa and A. verna. The species is found in mixed coniferous and deciduous forests of eastern North America south to Mexico, but are rare in western North America. The first symptoms of poisoning appear 6 to 24 hours after consumption, followed by a period of apparent improvement, then by symptoms of liver and kidney failure, and death after four days or more.

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