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Field guide · 8 species

Poisonous mushrooms

Most fatal mushroom poisonings in Turkey come from a handful of Amanita species. See how to recognise them and which edible mushrooms they are mistaken for.

Three signs of a deadly Amanita

  1. White gillsThey stay white with age. Button and field mushrooms have gills that turn pink, then brown.
  2. Hanging ringA skirt-like membrane high on the stem. Rain can tear it away, so its absence proves nothing.
  3. A cup in the soil (volva)Do not cut the stem, dig the base out: if you see a white, bag-like cup, keep it out of your basket.

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