Deadly Death Cap Mushroom

Deadly Death Cap Mushroom

Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy

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Deadly Death Cap Mushroom

Behold the Death Cap mushroom which was spotted in the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy. If there's one mushroom that we should learn to recognise and avoid, it's this one!

Responsible for the most mushroom-related fatalities worldwide and suspected to be the murder weapon in many deaths of royals and popes, the Death Cap mushroom is quite easy to confuse with other edible mushrooms. If you are not certain of your mushrooms, never pick or eat wild ones. Rather stick to market or store-bought varieties which are safe to gobble up with gusto.

Read about 7 of the world's most poisonous mushrooms here.

Deadly Death Cap Mushroom

Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy

Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy is an organisation that was formed to protect the natural and cultural diversity of over 20,000 hectares of lowland fynbos and forest, in the greater Gansbaai area. This region of exceptional beauty lies within the heart of South Africa’s Floral Kingdom and has much t...

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