What percentage of mushrooms are poisonous?

Actually the British and North Americans have a particularly negative view of mushroom toxicity compared to continental & eastern Europeans, Asians, falsely believing many/most wild fungi are poisonous. In point of fact they are no more poisonous as an overall group than vascular plants. read more

Terms discussed: edible, How Many Mushrooms, poisonous Once again, this is more than one question; I will take them one at a time. read more

One of these species, Amanita bisporigera, is considered to be the most toxic North American mushroom. Symptoms take 5 to 24 hours to appear and include vomiting, delirium, convulsions, diarrhea, liver and kidney failure, and often lead to death. read more