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Deadly Webcap
Cortinarius rubellus
A nondescript rusty-brown Cortinarius whose toxin destroys the kidneys over weeks, often without early warning.
If you've been searching for mushrooms that start with D, you'll find 3 detailed mushrooms below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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Table of contents
| Deadly Webcap | Death Cap | Destroying Angel |
List of Mushrooms That Start With D
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Death Cap
Amanita phalloides
A pale greenish-capped Amanita that causes the majority of fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide.
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Destroying Angel
Amanita virosa
A pure white Amanita that contains the same liver-destroying amatoxins as the death cap.
About mushrooms starting with D
That's our current list of mushrooms starting with the letter D. We add new entries every week — if you have a favorite mushroom starting with D that isn't on this page, let us know and we'll write it up.
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