D2X_3977 Amanita virosa

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uploaded by Vilhelm Sjostrom July 18, 2008 at 01:02 am
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"The name Destroying Angel applies to several similar, closely related species of deadly all-white mushrooms in the genus Amanita. They are Amanita bisporigera and A. ocreata in eastern and western North America, and A. virosa in Europe. Another very similar species, A. verna or fool's mushroom was first described in France.

Closely related to the death cap (A. phalloides) they are among the most toxic known mushrooms, containing amatoxins as death caps do."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_virosa

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Title: D2X_3977 Amanita virosa
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Vilhelm Sjostrom
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at 01:04 on July 18th, 2008

Photo taken In Pernaja, Southern Finland in September 2007
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mureena/1467382357/

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