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Can You Tell If These Mushrooms Are Edible Or Not?

This is an [_Amanita phalloides_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_phalloides), also known as the death cap, and it is responsible for the majority of mushroom poisoning deaths in humans.

It's poisonous!

Will this shroom kill you?

This mushroom is a [common morel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morchella). **But it should not be eaten raw.**

It's edible!

Is this spongy mushroom safe to eat?

This is an [_Amanita bisporigera_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroying_angel), also known as the destroying angel. It is one of the most toxic mushrooms known.

Will you die if you eat this fungus?

This is a [_Lyophyllum decastes_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyophyllum_decastes), also known as the fried chicken mushroom.

Is this fungus edible?

This mushroom is a [_Lepista nuda_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitocybe_nuda), also known as the wood blewit. **But it should not be eaten raw.**

Will this purplish mushroom kill you?

This is a [_Cantharellus cibarius_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanterelle), also known as a chanterelle.

Are these golden shrooms safe to eat?

This is a [_Cortinarius rubellus_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_webcaps), also known as the Deadly webcap. It is one of the world's most poisonous mushrooms.

Will you die if you eat this mushroom?

This mushroom is a [_Laetiporus sulphureus_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laetiporus_sulphureus), also known as chicken-of-the-woods. **But it should not be eaten raw.**

Is this bright-colored shroom edible?

This is a [_Lepiota brunneoincarnata_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepiota_brunneoincarnata), also known as the deadly dapperling.

Will this fungus kill you?

This is a [_Pleurotus populinus_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus), also known as the oyster mushroom.

Are these white shrooms safe to eat?

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