Deadly Amanita
Amanita exitialis
——Dr. Li Haijiao takes you to know the number one poison king in the "mushroom world"
According to the latest data from CDC, from mid-February to early April 2022 alone, many incidents of poisonous mushrooms were reported from all over the mainland, of which at least 6 poisoning incidents of accidentally eating deadly Amanita angustium occurred in Guangdong and Fujian, resulting in 25 poisonings and 2 deaths! Recently, the weather has warmed up, wild mushrooms have entered the growth period, and it is also a high incidence of poisonous mushroom poisoning, please be careful not to eat!
Deadly Amanita exitialis Zhu L. Yang & T.H. Li, commonly known as "white poison umbrella", the first time in March 2000 in Guangzhou was recognized by the scientific community was because of this "poison killer" led to the poisoning of 9 migrant workers all died, in order to warn future generations, the mainland fungal industry big coffee - Professor Yang Zhuliang of the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor Li Taihui of the Guangdong Institute of Microbiology jointly named the species "deadly amanita".
Since it was discovered that it has caused at least 30 tragic cases in the mainland, more than 100 people have been poisoned, of which more than 60 people have died, becoming the number one poison king worthy of the name "mushroom world" in the mainland!
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At present, the study has found that deadly Amanita is distributed in tropical to subtropical regions of mainland China, widely distributed in various regions of Guangdong Province, and also distributed in Yunnan Province (Dehong, Baoshan, Puer, Chuxiong, Dali, Kunming, etc.), Guizhou Province (Qianxian Prefecture) and Fujian Province (Zhangzhou City). In Guangdong Province, the species grows from mid-February to mid-May every year, occurring after the "Huinantian" and changing with the arrival of the "Huinantian", and in Fujian Province, the time of occurrence is similar to that of Guangdong Province. In Yunnan and Guizhou, the peak growing season for this species is from the beginning of June to the beginning of August.
In Guangdong, it is often grown under the Li Pu tree
Amanita Amanita grows on broad-leaved woodlands, with a snow-white body and occasionally a pale yellowish-brown center of the surface of the cap. The biggest feature is "wearing a hat on the head (fungus cap), a skirt tied around the waist (fungal ring), and a boot on the foot (fungus holder)".
Let us always remember the appearance of this seemingly innocent but evil poisonous killer, "Stay away from the poison king and protect your health!" ”