To get an idea of how destructive these mushrooms can be to humans, consider the names. The death cap (Amanita phalloides) and western destroying angel (Amanita ocreata) are two of the world’s ...

UC Merced mycology grad student Chris Bivins holds up a amanita ocreata, otherwise known as western destroying angel, the most deadly toxic mushroom in the foothills, while leading a Sierra ...

This mushroom has caused the most recorded fatalities in the UK and there is no known antidote. Found in broadleaved woods, it grows on the ground. Two - Destroying Angel ...