Terrifying fungus named angel, causing a series of deaths

Although the name is beautiful, but the angel wing mushroom is a poisonous and dangerous fungus that once killed dozens of people.

Mushroom angel wings.

The angel wing mushroom has the scientific name Pleurocybella porrigens . This is a poisonous mushroom and usually grows in the Northern Hemisphere.

The angel wing mushroom once caused 17 people out of 60 Japan to die from eating them in 2004. Previously, the angel wing mushroom once had the time to be considered a food called Sugihiratake in Japan. Copy.

Currently, scientists have not been able to identify all kinds of toxins in mushroom angel wings. However, it is likely that angel wing mushrooms contain high levels of cyanide .

Angel wings are ivory white and can grow as big as hands. Few think that a normal-looking fungus like other edible fungi can contain such horrible toxins.