It differs from the death cap by its fragile volva and tendency to bruise brown.
An example of a toxic peptide is alpha-amanitin, which is found in relatives of the death cap mushroom.
It contains the same mycotoxins as the death cap.
The sylimarin contained in them is an effective life-saving agent even in cases of poisoning with a lethal dose of death cap mushroom.
This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for about 50% on its own.
The biggest danger with this species is its marked similarity to the death cap, which is reason enough to avoid it, even though it is edible.
In another 18 cases of death cap poisoning, a correlation was found between the time elapsed before initiation of silybin therapy, and the severity of the poisoning.
Some authorities strongly advise against putting suspected death caps in the same basket with fungi collected for the table and to avoid touching them.
