● Species profile
Destroying Angel
Amanita bisporigera
Photo: Dan Molter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
⚠ DeadlyEvidence: None
A pure white Amanita with a skirt on the stem and a cup at the base; several related species share the name across North America and Europe. It carries the same amatoxins as the death cap, and one cap can be fatal. Beginners mistake its young buttons for puffballs and button mushrooms.
Shroomer Score#48 of 50 species
1.7Medicinal Value · 30%1/5
Edibility · 20%1/5
Easy to Identify · 20%3/5
Easy to Grow · 15%1/5
Sustainability · 15%3/5
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