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7 of the World’s Most Poisonous Mushrooms
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Webcap mushroom A single death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides, with a pale greenish cap and white gills, grows from the forest floor among fallen leaves and branches. Conocybe filaris Cluster of deadly webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius) with brownish-orange caps growing among green moss and forest vegetation. Autumn skullcap mushroom Destroying angel Podostroma cornu-damae Deadly dapperling

7 of the World’s Most Poisonous Mushrooms: References & Edit History

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  • Melissa Petruzzello
    Melissa Petruzzello (she/her) is Assistant Managing Editor and covers plants, algae, fungi, insects, spiders, renewable energy and environmental engineering. She also handles certain topics in Christianity, notably Protestant history and churches. 

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Revised the description of the deadly dapperling. Aug 21, 2026
Media added. Jul 02, 2025
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