State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, P. R. China, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of ...

While only 70-80 poisonous mushroom species are truly dangerous when consumed, many deadly varieties are similar to edible ones, making them particularly hazardous. The death cap mushroom, closely ...

Rightly named, this mushroom variety is the deadliest of all. Consuming it can lead to liver, kidney, and nervous system failure, leading to coma and death. The two species of webcap, the deadly ...

Some of the world's deadliest mushrooms, such as the Death Cap, Conocybe filaris, and Destroying Angels, can cause severe poisoning, organ failure, and death if ingested without proper medical ...

Scientific expeditions conducted in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, played a critical role in building the knowledge of regional biodiversity. The expeditions conducted by the naturalists ...

Andreas Kunze / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED - Original / License A saprophyte preferring to grow in nitrogen and compost-rich substrates, the golden conecap (Conocybe aurea) can thrive alongside houseplants.

While many other mushrooms are safe to consume, eating varieties like the death cap, false morels, and Conocybe filaris can cause serious adverse health effects and even death. Many edible ...

Ipanema National Forest, southeastern Brazil, once contained 340 bird species. Forest cover suffered for centuries from log exploitation and, as a result, most of the remaining forests are now an ...

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