List of poisonous fungus species
This is a compendium of poisonous fungi. See also mushroom poisoning.
List of toxic mushroom species
There are poisonous fungus species listed below.| Scientific name | Common name | Active agent | Distribution | Similar edible species | Picture |
| Agaricus californicus | California Agaricus | phenol and xanthodermin | North America | Edible Agaricus species | |
| Agaricus hondensis | Felt-ringed Agaricus | phenol and xanthodermin | North America | Edible Agaricus species | |
| Agaricus menieri | phenol and xanthodermin | Europe | Edible Agaricus species | ||
| Agaricus moelleri | phenol and xanthodermin | Europe | Edible Agaricus species | ||
| Agaricus phaeolepidotus | phenol and xanthodermin | Europe | Edible Agaricus species | ||
| Agaricus placomyces | phenol and xanthodermin | North America and Europe | Edible Agaricus species | ||
| Agaricus xanthodermus | Yellow-staining mushroom | phenol and xanthodermin | worldwide | Edible Agaricus species | |
| Amanita abrupta | American abrupt-bulbed Lepidella | L-2-amino-4-pentynoic acid and 2-Amin-5,5-hexadienoic acid | North America | Edible Agaricus species | |
| Amanita aprica | Sunshine amanita | muscarine and ibotenic acid | North America | ||
| Amanita boudieri | Boudier's lepidella | A. smithiana toxin | Europe | Edible Agaricus species Amanita vittadinii | |
| Amanita brunnescens | Cleft-foot Amanita | amatoxins | North America | Amanita rubescens Amanita novinupta | |
| Amanita citrina | bufotenin | ||||
| Amanita cokeri | Coker's amanita | 2-amino-3-cyclopropylbutanoic acid and 2-amino-5-chloro-4-pentenoic acid | North America | Amanita vittadinii Amanita strobiliformis Edible Agaricus species | |
| Amanita cothurnata | Booted amanita | muscimol and ibotenic acid | North America | ||
| Amanita echinocephala | European solitary amanita | A. smithiana toxin | Europe, Western Asia and North Africa | Amanita vittadinii Amanita strobiliformis Edible Agaricus species | |
| Amanita farinosa | Powdery Amanita | unknown | North America | ||
| Amanita flavorubescens | unknown | North America | Amanita rubescens Amanita novinupta Amanita jacksonii Amanita hemibapha | ||
| Amanita gemmata | Gemmed Amanita | muscimol and ibotenic acid | Europe, North Africa, Asia and North America | ||
| Amanita gioiosa | unknown | Europe and North Africa | |||
| Amanita gracilior | A. smithiana toxin | Europe | |||
| Amanita heterochroma | Eucalyptus fly agaric | unknown | Europe and North Africa | Amanita caesarea | |
| Amanita hongoi | Hongo's Amanita | unknown | Japan | ||
| Amanita ibotengutake | Japanese ringed-bulbed Amanita | muscimol and ibotenic acid | Japan | ||
| Amanita muscaria | Fly agaric | muscimol and ibotenic acid | worldwide | Amanita caesarea Amanita jacksonii Amanita hemibapha | |
| Amanita neoovoidea | East Asian egg amidella | 2-amino-4,5-hexadienoic acid | East Asia | Amanita ovoidea | |
| Amanita pantherina | Panther cap | muscimol and ibotenic acid | Europe, North Africa, Eastern Asia | Amanita rubescens | |
| Amanita porphyria | Grey veiled Amanita | unknown | North America and Europe | ||
| Amanita pseudoporphyria | Hongo's false death cap | 2-amino-4,5-hexadienoic acid | Asia | ||
| Amanita pseudoregalis | False royal fly agaric | unknown | Europe | Amanita rubescens | |
| Amanita pseudorubescens | False blusher | unknown | Europe | Amanita rubescens | |
| Amanita regalis | Royal fly agaric | muscimol and ibotenic acid | Europe and Alaska | Amanita rubescens | |
| Amanita smithiana | Smith's Amanita | A. smithiana toxin and 2-amino-4,5-hexadienoic acid | North America | ||
| Ampulloclitocybe clavipes | Club-footed clitocybe | unknown | North America and Europe | Infundibulicybe geotropa Infundibulicybe gibba | |
| Chlorophyllum molybdites | Green-spored parasol | unknown | worldwide | Chlorophyllum rhacodes Chlorophyllum olivieri Coprinus comatus | |
| Clitocybe cerussata | muscarine | Europe | Clitopilus prunulus | ||
| Clitocybe dealbata | muscarine | Europe | Clitopilus prunulus Marasmius oreades | ||
| Coprinopsis alopecia | coprine | Europe | |||
| Coprinopsis atramentaria | Common ink cap | coprine | North America, Europe, Asia and Australia | ||
| Coprinopsis romagnesiana | Scaly ink cap | coprine | Europe | ||
| Cortinarius bolaris | unknown | Europe | |||
| Cortinarius callisteus | unknown | Europe | Cantharellus spp. | ||
| Cortinarius cinnabarinus | unknown | Europe | Laccaria laccata | ||
| Cortinarius cinnamomeofulvus | unknown | Europe | Cantharellus tubaeformis Cantharellus lutescens Laccaria laccata | ||
| Cortinarius cinnamomeoluteus | unknown | Europe | Cantharellus tubaeformis Cantharellus lutescens Laccaria laccata | ||
| Cortinarius cinnamomeus | unknown | North America and Europe | Cantharellus tubaeformis Cantharellus lutescens Laccaria laccata | ||
| Cortinarius cruentus | unknown | Europe | |||
| Cortinarius gentilis | unknown | Europe | Cantharellus spp. | ||
| Cortinarius limonius | unknown | North America and Europe | Cantharellus spp. | ||
| Cortinarius malicorius | unknown | Europe | Cantharellus tubaeformis Cantharellus lutescens Laccaria laccata | ||
| Cortinarius mirandus | unknown | Europe | |||
| Cortinarius palustris | unknown | Europe | Cantharellus tubaeformis Cantharellus lutescens Laccaria laccata | ||
| Cortinarius phoeniceus | unknown | Europe | |||
| Cortinarius rubicundulus | unknown | North America and Europe | Cantharellus spp. | ||
| Cortinarius smithii | Smith's Cortinarius | unknown | North America | ||
| Cudonia circinans | gyromitrin and monomethylhydrazine | North America, Europe and Asia | Morchella spp. Cantharellus spp. | ||
| Gyromitra perlata | Pig's ears | gyromitrin and monomethylhydrazine | North America and Europe | Disciotis venosa | |
| Echinoderma asperum | Freckled dapperling | unknown | North America Europe, Asia and Oceania | Macrolepiota procera Chlorophyllum rhacodes | |
| Echinoderma calcicola | unknown | Europe | Macrolepiota procera Chlorophyllum rhacodes | ||
| Entoloma albidum | unknown | North America | Calocybe gambosa Clitopilus prunulus Clitocybe multiceps | ||
| Entoloma rhodopolium | Wood pinkgill | unknown | Europe and Asia | Entoloma sarcopum | |
| Entoloma sinuatum | Livid Entoloma | unknown | North America, Europe and Asia | Calocybe gambosa Clitopilus prunulus Clitocybe multiceps | |
| Hebeloma crustuliniforme | Poison pie | unknown | North America, Europe and Australia | Calocybe gambosa Clitopilus geminus Lepista irina | |
| Hebeloma sinapizans | Rough-stalked hebeloma | unknown | North America and Europe | Calocybe gambosa Clitopilus geminus Lepista irina | |
| Helvella crispa | Elfin saddle | unknown | Europe | ||
| Helvella dryophila | Oak-loving elfin saddle | unknown | North America | Morchella spp. | |
| Helvella lactea | unknown | North America and Europe | |||
| Helvella lacunosa | Slate grey saddle | unknown | worldwide | Morchella spp. | |
| Helvella vespertina | Western black elfin saddle | unknown | North America | Morchella spp. | |
| Hapalopilus nidulans | Tender nesting polypore | polyporic acid | worldwide | Fistulina hepatica Laetiporus sulphureus | |
| Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur tuft | fasciculol E and fasciculol F | worldwide | Hypholoma capnoides Kuehneromyce mutabilis | |
| Hypholoma lateritium | Brick cap | unknown | North America, Europe and Asia | Hypholoma capnoides Kuehneromyce mutabilis | |
| Hypholoma marginatum | unknown | Europe | Hypholoma capnoides Kuehneromyce mutabilis | ||
| Hypholoma radicosum | unknown | Europe | Hypholoma capnoides Kuehneromyce mutabilis | ||
| Imperator rhodopurpureus | unknown | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus Suillellus queletii | ||
| Imperator torosus | unknown | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus Suillellus queletii | ||
| Inocybe fibrosa | muscarine | Europe | Tricholoma columbetta Calocybe gambosa Clitopilus prunulus | ||
| Inocybe geophylla | Earthy inocybe | muscarine | North America and Europe | Clitopilus prunulus Laccaria amethystina | |
| Inocybe hystrix | muscarine | North, Central America and Europe | |||
| Inocybe lacera | Torn fibercap | muscarine | North America and Europe | ||
| Inocybe rimosa | muscarine | Europe and Asia | Marasmius oreades | ||
| Inocybe sambucina | muscarine | Europe | Tricholoma columbetta Calocybe gambosa Clitopilus prunulus | ||
| Lactarius torminosus | Woolly milkcap | velleral | North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | Lactarius deliciosus | |
| Mycena diosma | unknown | Europe | Laccaria amethystina | ||
| Mycena pura | Lilac bonnet | puraquinonic acid and psilocybin | Europe | Laccaria amethystina Laccaria laccata | |
| Mycena rosea | Rosy bonnet | unknown | Europe | Laccaria amethystina | |
| Panaeolus cinctulus | banded mottlegill | psilocybin and psilocin | North America, Europe, Africa and Australia | Marasmius oreades | |
| Psilocybe semilanceata | Liberty cap | psilocybin, psilocin, and baeocystin | America, Europe, Asia and Oceania | ||
| Omphalotus illudens | Jack-O'lantern mushroom | illudin S, illudin M, and muscarine | North America and Europe | Cantharellus spp. | |
| Omphalotus japonicus | Tsukiyotake | illudin S and illudin M | Asia | Pleurotus ostreatus Lentinula edodes Sarcomyxa serotina | |
| Omphalotus nidiformis | Ghost fungus | illudin S, illudin M, and illudosin | Oceania and India | Pleurotus ostreatus Lentinula edodes Sarcomyxa serotina | |
| Omphalotus olearius | Jack-O'lantern mushroom | illudin S | Europe | Cantharellus spp. | |
| Omphalotus olivascens | Western jack-o'-lantern mushroom | illudin S | America | Cantharellus spp. | |
| Paralepistopsis acromelalga | acromelic acid | Japan | Paralepista flaccida Paralepista gilva | ||
| Paralepistopsis amoenolens | Paralysis funnel | acromelic acid | North Africa and Europe | Paralepista flaccida Paralepista inversa Infundibulicybe gibba | |
| Pholiotina rugosa | amatoxins | North America, Europe and Asia | |||
| Ramaria formosa | Beautiful clavaria | unknown | North America, Europe and Asia | Ramaria botrytis | |
| Ramaria neoformosa | unknown | Europe | Ramaria botrytis | ||
| Ramaria pallida | unknown | North America and Europe | Ramaria botrytis | ||
| Rubroboletus legaliae | Le Gal's bolete | unknown | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus Suillellus queletii | |
| Rubroboletus lupinus | Wolves bolete | unknown | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus Suillellus queletii | |
| Rubroboletus pulcherrimus | unknown | North America | Neoboletus erythropus Suillellus queletii | ||
| Rubroboletus satanas | Satan's bolete | boletasine and muscarine | Europe | Neoboletus erythropus Suillellus queletii | |
| Russula emetica | The sickener | lactarorufin A, methoxyfuranalcohol, and R. emetica unnamed compound | North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia | Russula aurea Russula cyanoxantha | |
| Russula subnigricans | unknown | ||||
| Sarcosphaera coronaria | Pink crown | methylarsonic acid | North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia | ||
| Suillellus luridus | Lurid bolete | muscarine | North America, Europe and Asia | Neoboletus erythropus Suillellus queletii | |
| Tricholoma equestre | Yellow knight | unknown | Europe | ||
| Tricholoma filamentosum | unknown | unknown | Tricholoma terreum Tricholoma myomyces | ||
| Tricholoma pardinum | Tiger tricholoma | unknown | North America, Europe and Asia | Tricholoma terreum Tricholoma myomyces | |
| Tricholoma muscarium | tricholomic acid and ibotenic acid | Japan | |||
| Trogia venenata | Little white mushroom | unknown | China | ||
| Turbinellus floccosus | Woolly false chanterelle | norcaperatic acid | North America and Eastern Asia | Gomphus clavatus Polyozellus multiplex Cantharellus spp. | |
| Turbinellus kauffmanii | norcaperatic acid | North America | Gomphus clavatus Polyozellus multiplex Cantharellus spp. |