Appearance
This mushroom has a fleshy pale yellow, or sometimes white, cap from 4–10 cm across, covered in irregular patches. The gills and flesh are white. There is a large volva at the base of the 6–8 cm tall stem, which has a clear ring. This mushroom is not eaten, having a smell of rapeseed or potato.
Distribution
The false death cap is found in deciduous and coniferous woodlands in Autumn in Europe. It is also found in North American oak and pine forests.
Defense
Scientific tests in the University of Cambridge have shown that this mushroom contains the alpha-amanitin toxin. However, the amounts of this toxin were found to be very small and would not cause any adverse effects unless the mushroom was ingested in very large amounts. The biggest danger with this species is its marked similarity to the death cap, which is reason enough to avoid it, even though it is edible.References:
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