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This is a compendium of poisonous fungi. See also mushroom poisoning.
There are 119 poisonous fungus species listed below.
Scientific name | Common name | Active agent | Distribution | Similar edible species | Picture |
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Agaricus californicus | California Agaricus | phenol and xanthodermin | North America | Edible Agaricus species | |
Agaricus hondensis[1] | Felt-ringed Agaricus | phenol and xanthodermin | North America | Edible Agaricus species | |
Agaricus menieri | phenol and xanthodermin | Europe | Edible Agaricus species | ||
Agaricus moelleri[2] | Inky Mushroom | phenol and xanthodermin | Europe | Edible Agaricus species | |
Agaricus phaeolepidotus | phenol and xanthodermin | Europe | Edible Agaricus species | ||
Agaricus placomyces | phenol and xanthodermin | North America and Europe | Edible Agaricus species | ||
Agaricus xanthodermus[1][3] | Yellow-staining mushroom | phenol and xanthodermin[4][5] | worldwide | Edible Agaricus species | |
Amanita abrupta | American abrupt-bulbed Lepidella | L-2-amino-4-pentynoic acid and 2-Amino-4,5-hexadienoic acid[6] | North America | Edible Agaricus species | |
Amanita aprica | Sunshine amanita | muscarine and ibotenic acid[7] (maybe not muscarine but muscimol) | North America | ||
Amanita bisporigera [8] | Eastern Destroying Angel | Amatoxins | Eastern United States | ||
Amanita boudieri | Boudier's lepidella | A. smithiana toxin[6] | Europe | Edible Agaricus species | |
Amanita chlorinosma [8] | Chlorine Lepidella | Eastern United States | |||
Amanita citrina | False Death Cap | bufotenin[9] | Europe and North America | ||
Amanita cokeri | Coker's amanita | 2-amino-3-cyclopropylbutanoic acid and 2-amino-5-chloro-4-pentenoic acid[10] | North America | Amanita vittadinii
Edible Agaricus species |
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Amanita cothurnata | Booted amanita | muscimol and ibotenic acid[11] | North America | ||
Amanita echinocephala | European solitary amanita | A. smithiana toxin[6] | Europe, Western Asia and North Africa | Amanita vittadinii
Edible Agaricus species |
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Amanita farinosa | Powdery Amanita | unknown | North America | ||
Amanita flavorubescens | unknown | North America | Amanita rubescens | ||
Amanita gemmata | Gemmed Amanita | muscimol and ibotenic acid[12] | Europe, North Africa, Asia and North America | ||
Amanita gioiosa | Pebbly Soil Amanita | unknown (probably muscimol and ibotenic acid) | Europe and North Africa | ||
Amanita gracilior | European Slender Lepidella | A. smithiana toxin[6] | Europe | ||
Amanita heterochroma | Eucalyptus fly agaric | unknown (probably muscimol and ibotenic acid) | Europe and North Africa | Amanita caesarea | |
Amanita hongoi | Hongo's Amanita | unknown | Japan | ||
Amanita ibotengutake | Japanese ringed-bulbed Amanita | muscimol and ibotenic acid[13] | Japan | ||
Amanita muscaria | Fly agaric | muscimol and ibotenic acid[11] | Worldwide | Amanita caesarea | |
Amanita neoovoidea | East Asian egg amidella | 2-amino-4,5-hexadienoic acid[6] | East Asia | Amanita ovoidea | |
Amanita pantherina | Panther cap | muscimol and ibotenic acid[11] | Europe, North Africa, Eastern Asia
(a similar American species exist but is not published yet)[7] |
Amanita rubescens | |
Amanita porphyria | Grey veiled Amanita | unknown (probably bufotenin) | North America and Europe | ||
Amanita pseudoporphyria | Hongo's false death cap | 2-amino-4,5-hexadienoic acid[6] | Asia | ||
Amanita pseudoregalis | False royal fly agaric | unknown (probably muscimol and ibotenic acid) | Europe | Amanita rubescens | |
Amanita pseudorubescens | False blusher | unknown | Europe | Amanita rubescens | |
Amanita regalis | Royal fly agaric | muscimol and ibotenic acid[14] | Europe and Alaska | Amanita rubescens | |
Amanita smithiana | Smith's Amanita | A. smithiana toxin and 2-amino-4,5-hexadienoic acid[6] | North America | ||
Ampulloclitocybe clavipes | Club-footed clitocybe | unknown | North America and Europe | Infundibulicybe geotropa | |
Clathrus ruber [15] | |||||
Chlorophyllum molybdites | Green-spored parasol | unknown | worldwide (very rare in Europe) | Chlorophyllum rhacodes
Chlorophyllum olivieri |
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Clitocybe cerussata | muscarine[16] | Europe | Clitopilus prunulus | ||
Clitocybe dealbata | Ivory Funnel | muscarine[16][17][better source needed] | Europe | Clitopilus prunulus | |
Coprinopsis alopecia | coprine | Europe | |||
Coprinopsis atramentaria | Common ink cap | coprine[18] | North America, Europe, Asia and Australia | ||
Coprinopsis romagnesiana | Scaly ink cap | coprine | Europe | ||
Cortinarius bolaris | unknown | Europe | |||
Cortinarius callisteus | Tawny Webcap | unknown | Europe | Cantharellus spp. | |
Cortinarius cinnabarinus | unknown | Europe | Laccaria laccata | ||
Cortinarius cinnamomeofulvus | unknown | Europe | Craterellus tubaeformis | ||
Cortinarius cinnamomeoluteus | unknown | Europe | Craterellus tubaeformis | ||
Cortinarius cinnamomeus | Cinnamon webcap | unknown | North America and Europe | Craterellus tubaeformis | |
Cortinarius cruentus | unknown | Europe | |||
Cortinarius gentilis | unknown | Europe | Cantharellus spp. | ||
Cortinarius limonius | unknown | North America and Europe | Cantharellus spp. | ||
Cortinarius malicorius | unknown | Europe | Craterellus tubaeformis | ||
Cortinarius mirandus | unknown | Europe | |||
Cortinarius palustris | unknown | Europe | Craterellus tubaeformis | ||
Cortinarius phoeniceus | unknown | Europe | |||
Cortinarius rubicundulus | unknown | North America and Europe | Cantharellus spp. | ||
Cortinarius smithii | Smith's Cortinarius | unknown | North America | ||
Cudonia circinans | gyromitrin and monomethylhydrazine[19] | North America, Europe and Asia | Morchella spp.
Cantharellus spp. |
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Gyromitra perlata | Pig's ears | gyromitrin and monomethylhydrazine[19] | North America and Europe | Disciotis venosa | |
Echinoderma asperum | Freckled dapperling | unknown | North America Europe, Asia and Oceania | Macrolepiota procera | |
Echinoderma calcicola | unknown | Europe | Macrolepiota procera | ||
Entoloma albidum | unknown | North America | Calocybe gambosa
Clitocybe multiceps |
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Entoloma rhodopolium | Wood pinkgill | unknown | Europe and Asia | Entoloma sarcopum | |
Entoloma sinuatum | Livid Entoloma | unknown | North America, Europe and Asia | Calocybe gambosa
Clitocybe multiceps |
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Hebeloma crustuliniforme | Poison pie | unknown | North America, Europe and Australia | Calocybe gambosa | |
Hebeloma sinapizans | Rough-stalked hebeloma | unknown | North America and Europe | Calocybe gambosa | |
Helvella crispa | Elfin saddle | unknown | Europe | ||
Helvella dryophila | Oak-loving elfin saddle | unknown | North America | Morchella spp. | |
Helvella lactea | unknown | North America and Europe | |||
Helvella lacunosa | Slate grey saddle | unknown | worldwide | Morchella spp. | |
Helvella vespertina | Western black elfin saddle | unknown | North America | Morchella spp. | |
Hapalopilus nidulans | Tender nesting polypore | polyporic acid[20] | worldwide (except South America) | Fistulina hepatica | |
Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur tuft | fasciculol E and fasciculol F[21] | worldwide | Hypholoma capnoides | |
Hypholoma lateritium | Brick cap | fasciculol B & fasciculol C[22] | North America, Europe and Asia | Hypholoma capnoides | |
Hypholoma marginatum | unknown | Europe | Hypholoma capnoides | ||
Hypholoma radicosum | unknown | Europe | Hypholoma capnoides | ||
Imperator rhodopurpureus | unknown | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus | ||
Imperator torosus | Brawny Bolete | unknown | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus | |
Inocybe fibrosa | muscarine | Europe | Tricholoma columbetta | ||
Inocybe geophylla | Earthy inocybe | muscarine[23] | North America and Europe | Clitopilus prunulus | |
Inocybe hystrix | muscarine | North, Central America and Europe | |||
Inocybe lacera | Torn fibercap | muscarine | North America and Europe | ||
Inocybe lilacina | muscarine | North America | Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis | ||
Inocybe sublilacina | muscarine | North America, Europe | Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis | ||
Inocybe rimosa | Straw-Colored Fiber Head | muscarine[23] | Europe and Asia | Marasmius oreades | |
Inocybe sambucina | muscarine | Europe | Tricholoma columbetta | ||
Lactarius torminosus | Woolly milkcap | velleral | North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | Lactarius deliciosus | |
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii [8] | Flowerpot Parasol | Eastern United States | |||
Mycena diosma | unknown (probably puraquinonic acid) | Europe | Laccaria amethystina | ||
Mycena pelianthina[24] | Blackedge Bonnet | Norway | |||
Mycena pura | Lilac bonnet | puraquinonic acid and psilocybin[25][26] | Europe | Laccaria amethystina | |
Mycena rosea | Rosy bonnet | unknown (probably puraquinonic acid) | Europe | Laccaria amethystina | |
Neonothopanus nambi | unknown | South America | |||
Panaeolus cinctulus | banded mottlegill | psilocybin and psilocin | North America, Europe, Africa and Australia | Marasmius oreades | |
Psilocybe semilanceata | Liberty cap | psilocybin, psilocin, and baeocystin[27] | America, Europe, Asia and Oceania | ||
Omphalotus illudens | Jack-O'lantern mushroom | illudin S, illudin M, and muscarine[28] | North America and Europe | Cantharellus spp. | |
Omphalotus japonicus | Tsukiyotake | illudin S and illudin M[29][30][31] | Asia | Pleurotus ostreatus | |
Omphalotus nidiformis | Ghost fungus | illudin S, illudin M, and illudosin[32] | Oceania and India | Pleurotus ostreatus | |
Omphalotus olearius [8] | Jack-O'lantern mushroom | illudin S[33][34] | Europe | Cantharellus spp. | |
Omphalotus olivascens | Western jack-o'-lantern mushroom | illudin S[35] | America | Cantharellus spp. | |
Paralepistopsis acromelalga | acromelic acid | Japan | Paralepista flaccida
Paralepista gilva |
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Paralepistopsis amoenolens | Paralysis funnel | acromelic acid | North Africa and Europe | Paralepista flaccida | |
Pholiotina rugosa | amatoxins[36] | North America, Europe and Asia | |||
Ramaria formosa | Beautiful clavaria | unknown | North America, Europe and Asia | Ramaria botrytis | |
Ramaria neoformosa | unknown | Europe | Ramaria botrytis | ||
Ramaria pallida | unknown | North America and Europe | Ramaria botrytis | ||
Rubroboletus legaliae | Le Gal's bolete | unknown (probably boletasine and muscarine) | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus | |
Rubroboletus lupinus | Wolves bolete | unknown (probably boletasine and muscarine) | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus | |
Rubroboletus pulcherrimus | unknown | North America | Neoboletus erythropus | ||
Rubroboletus satanas | Satan's bolete | boletasine and muscarine[37][38] | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus | |
Russula emetica | The sickener | lactarorufin A, methoxyfuranalcohol, and R. emetica unnamed compound[39] | North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia | Russula aurea | |
Russula subnigricans | unknown | ||||
Sarcosphaera coronaria | Pink crown | North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia | |||
Scleroderma citrinum | Common earthball | unknown | North America, Europe and Asia | Apioperdon pyriforme | |
Tricholoma equestre | Yellow knight | unknown | Europe | ||
Tricholoma pardinum | Tiger tricholoma | unknown | North America, Europe and Asia | Tricholoma terreum | |
Tricholoma muscarium | tricholomic acid and ibotenic acid[40][41] | Japan | |||
Trogia venenata | Little white mushroom | unknown | China | ||
Turbinellus floccosus | Woolly false chanterelle | norcaperatic acid[42] | North America and Eastern Asia | Gomphus clavatus
Cantharellus spp. |
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Turbinellus kauffmanii | norcaperatic acid[42] | North America | Gomphus clavatus
Cantharellus spp. |
Scientific name | Common name | Distribution | Picture |
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Agrocybe arenicola | Europe | ||
Amanita albocreata | Ringless panther | North America | |
Amanita altipes | Yellow long-stem Amanita | China | |
Amanita breckonii | North America | ||
Amanita ceciliae | Snakeskin grisette | North America and Europe | |
Amanita eliae | Fries's Amanita | Europe and North Africa | |
Amanita flavoconia | Yellow-dust Amanita | North America | |
Amanita frostiana | Frost's Amanita | North America | |
Amanita nehuta | Mahori dust Amanita | New Zealand | |
Amanita parcivolvata | Ringless False Fly Amanita | America | |
Amanita parvipantherina | Asian Small Panther Amanita | China | |
Amanita petalinivolva | South America | ||
Amanita roseotincta | North America | ||
Amanita rubrovolvata | Red volva Amanita | Asia | |
Amanita subfrostiana | False Frost's Amanita | China | |
Amanita velatipes | Veiled-Bulb Amanita | North America | |
Amanita viscidolutea | South America | ||
Amanita wellsii | Wells's Amanita | North America | |
Amanita xanthocephala | Vermilion grisette | Australia | |
Armillaria mellea[43] | Honey fungus | North America, Europe, Northern Asia and Australia | |
Calocera viscosa | Yellow stagshorn | North America, Europe and Asia | |
Chlorophyllum brunneum | Shaggy parasol | North America, Europe, Australia and Southern Africa | |
Choiromyces venosus | Europe | ||
Clitocybe fragrans | Europe | ||
Clitocybe nebularis | Clouded agaric | North America and Europe | |
Conocybe subovalis | Europe | ||
Coprinellus micaceus | Mica cap | worldwide | |
Lactarius chrysorrheus | Yellowdrop milkcap | North America, Europe and North Africa | |
Lactarius helvus | Fenugreek milkcap | Europe and Asia | |
Lepiota cristata | Stinking dapperling | North America, Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Asia and New Zealand | |
Marasmius collinus | Europe | ||
Russula olivacea[43] | North America, Europe and Asia | ||
Russula viscida | Europe | ||
Schizophyllum commune | worldwide | ||
Stropharia aeruginosa[citation needed] | Verdigris agaric | North America and Europe | |
Suillus granulatus[43] | Weeping bolete | worldwide | |
Tricholoma sulphureum | Gas agaric | Europe and North America |
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