Little White Mushroom
Trogia venenata
deadly
Distribution
Southern China (Yunnan province). Responsible for 'Yunnan sudden unexplained death' phenomenon.
Habitat
Saprotrophic in subtropical forests. Often grows in clusters on decaying wood.
Season
Rainy season (June-September).
Toxin Type
Unsaturated amino acids
Symptoms
Causes sudden cardiac death through novel unsaturated amino acid toxins that induce fatal arrhythmias. Linked to over 400 sudden deaths in Yunnan province between 1975-2012.
User Reported Vision
Little white deadly patterns appeared everywhere. Venenata spirits moved silently like assassins. The world was deceptively simple and deadly.