#  Amanita phalloides: The Death Cap Mushroom 

 



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This exhibit looks at the poisonous aspect of *Amanita phalloides* as well as some of its fun, if not entirely accurate, appearances in popular culture. It also highlights some important and early identifications and illustrations of this fungus.  
   
This exhibit uses materials from the Farlow Library, Archives, and Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany to illustrate the varied representations of *Amanita phalloides* in literature, illustration, and specimens, dating from 1727 through the present.