Poisonous mushrooms of the Carpathians

These mushrooms grow in the same Carpathian forests as porcini and chanterelles. For each: its features and the edible species it is mistaken for. Death cap symptoms appear only 6–24 hours later, when the toxin is already at work — at the slightest suspicion call 112 (103 in Ukraine).

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Deadly poisonousIn season nowFuneral bellGalerina marginataA small brown mushroom on decaying wood with the same toxins as the death cap. A deadly lookalike of the honey fungus.

In season nowFalse death capAmanita citrinaPale yellow mushroom with the smell of raw potatoes. Not edible by itself, but dangerous because it closely resembles the death cap.

In season nowRed-belted conkFomitopsis pinicolaA hard, hoof-shaped fungus on spruces and stumps with an orange stripe along the edge. Inedible, but very noticeable on every trail.

In season nowTinder fungusFomes fomentariusGray 'hoof-shaped' fungus on the trunks of beeches and birches. Inedible, but it was once used to make tinder for fire.