East Asian Death Cap
Amanita subjunquillea
deadly
Distribution
East Asia: Japan, Korea, China. Found in mixed forests, responsible for majority of fatal mushroom poisonings in the region.
Habitat
Ectomycorrhizal with Fagaceae (Castanopsis, Quercus, Lithocarpus). Common in subtropical and temperate mixed forests.
Season
Summer to autumn (June-October).
Toxin Type
Amatoxins
Symptoms
Amatoxin poisoning identical to A. phalloides. Accounts for over 50% of fatal mushroom poisonings in China and Japan. Liver transplantation may be required.
User Reported Vision
East Asian death cap spirits appeared. Pale phyllidia-like scales covered everything. I saw ancestral ghosts warning me in languages I couldn't understand.