The Destroying Angel Mushroom

Everybody has heard of angels. Good angels and bad angels. Not everyone has heard of the destroying angel. The destroying angel mushroom is beautifully white, with long slender stalks and elegant caps. The deadly Amanitas or destroying angel mushroom are noted for the following characteristics: White or cream colored gills with white spore prints, gills attached to the stalk but free from the cap, at the base of the stalk a persistent cup the volva which is a remnant of the universal veil that covers the fungi during their early button stage, and a ring or skirt on the stalk also a remnant of the veil. Not all Amanitas have these characteristics.
The kingdom of the destroying angel mushroom is fungi. …