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Death cap (Amanita phalloides) &grass-green russula(Russula aeruginea)The deadly poisonous death cap is easily mixed upwith the grass-green russula at a superficial glancebecause of their similar cap colour. Luckily, the stipeis different – that of the death cap has a large baglikevolva at the base, while that of the russula hasno additions.The death cap grows in association with oaksor limes, while the grass-green russula grows inassociation with birches. As there are forests wheresingle trees of all the above species can be found,the site of growth cannot be used to identify thespecies.death capgrass-green russulaDeadly poisonous & edible mushroom species that are easily mixed upEstonian Museum of Natural History•Dangerous Nature: Myths & Reality22