Deadly webcap
Cortinarius rubellus
The deadly webcap is a highly poisonous brown mushroom with a conical cap. It contains orellanine, and poisoning often causes permanent kidney failure; many victims have needed kidney transplants. It has been picked by mistake for chanterelles and ceps.
Where it's found
Wet conifer or mixed conifer-broadleaf woodland, often among moss.
Distribution
High-latitude temperate to subalpine forests of the Northern Hemisphere, including Scandinavia, northern Britain, western North America and Japan.
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