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Amanita ocreata

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 6, 2016 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 04:01, 19 November 2016 (UTC)



Amanita ocreata, commonly known as the death angel or more precisely Western North American destroying angel, is a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus native to the Pacific Northwest and California floristic provinces of North America, where it associates with oak trees. The large fruiting bodies (the mushrooms) generally appear in spring; the cap may be white or ochre and often develops a brownish centre, while the stipe, ring, gill and volva are all white. Resembling several edible species commonly consumed by humans, Amanita ocreata is a potentially deadly fungus responsible for a number of poisonings in California. Its principal toxic constituent, α-amanitin, damages the liver and kidneys, often fatally, and has no known antidote. The initial symptoms are gastrointestinal and include  colicky abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. These subside after 2–3 days, though ongoing damage to internal organs during this time is common; symptoms of jaundice, diarrhea, delirium, seizures, and coma may follow with death from liver failure 6–16 days post ingestion .
 * Most recent similar article(s): September 24, 2016 (Agaricus deserticola)
 * Main editors: Casliber
 * Promoted: February 29, 2008
 * Reasons for nomination: no mushrooms for a while.....
 * Support as nominator. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:37, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Support, you are right. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:06, 8 November 2016 (UTC)