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Mushroom ToxinsAmatoxin
Toxin produced by several mushroom species, including the Death Cap
or Destroying Angel (
Amanita phalloides,
A. virosa),
the Fool's Mushroom (
A. verna) and several of their relatives,
along with the Autumn Skullcap (
Galerina autumnalis) and
some of its relatives.
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