Destroying Angel
Amanita virosa Bertill.
Also called: European destroying angel
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
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.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 15 |
| June | 40 |
| July | 127 |
| August | 246 |
| September | 270 |
| October | 120 |
| November | 22 |
| December | 7 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- North Carolina 75 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 59 records · Foraging rules
- New York 54 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 52 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 42 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 40 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 38 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 37 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 31 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 26 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 24 records · Foraging rules
- Delaware 23 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 21 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 18 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 17 records · Foraging rules
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- Oklahoma12 records
- New Jersey10 records
- Florida10 records
- Maine9 records
- Ohio8 records
- Illinois7 records
- Indiana6 records
- South Carolina6 records
- Vermont6 records
- California5 records
- Louisiana4 records
- New Brunswick4 records
- Missouri4 records
- Mississippi4 records
- New Hampshire3 records
- Georgia3 records
- Wisconsin3 records
- Prince Edward Island2 records
- Iowa2 records
- Alabama2 records
- Kentucky2 records
- Utah1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Connecticut1 records
- Washington1 records
- Arizona1 records
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Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
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Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
False Deathcap
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Edibility unknown — do not eat
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