Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Destroying Angel:
- Phonetic Spelling
- am-ah-NEE-tah bih-spor-ih-JAIR-uh
- This plant has high severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Death angel is a deadly, two-spored species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae native to the eastern USA and Mexico and found in mixed deciduous and coniferous forests. It forms a mycorrhizal relationship with trees for nutrients.
This mushroom will grow up to 5.6 inches tall and grows in shade to part shade. All the species in this Genus are highly poisonous. The effects begin 6 to 24 hors after ingestion followed by a stable period then kidney and liver failure and death.
The 1 to 4 inch cap is smooth and dry, flat to convex and usually white with a skirt-like ring at the top of the stem. The gills are white and crowded closely together often not touching the stem. The stem is white, round, fleshy and has the remnants a of sac-like structure at the base. Spores are produced for propagation. The mushrooms appear in summer and fall and as they mature producing spores they emit a sickly sweet or rotting odor.
Do not plant, do not eat.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Amanita
- Species:
- bisporigera
- Family:
- Amanitaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico and eastern United States
- Distribution:
- Throughout North Carolina
- Edibility:
- Highly poisonous.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 5 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 2 in. - 0 ft. 4 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Mushroom
- Poisonous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- White
- Fruit Description:
- No true fruits. Produces spores that are roughly spherical, thin-walled, translucent and amyloid (produce a mucous-like substance when subjected to a test with iodine)
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- NO flowers
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- No true leaves. The 1- 4 inch cap is smooth and dry, usually white with a skirt-like ring under the cap. The gills are white and crowded closely together often not touching the stem.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- White
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- The stem is white, round, fleshy and has the remnants a of sac-like volva at the base. Up to 5.6 inches tall.
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- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- High
- Poison Symptoms:
- Highly toxic and can be fatal if eaten. Symptoms occur 6 to 24 hours after eating and include severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Symptoms may persist 6 to 9 hours, frequently followed by a lag period up to 24 hours. During this symptomless period, toxins are severely affecting the liver, resulting in gastrointestinal bleeding, coma, kidney failure, and death, usually within 7 days of eating.
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Amanitin, amatoxins
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- No
- Poison Part:
- Stems
