 Amanita phalloides is the type species of Amanita section Phalloideae , a group that contains all of the deadly poisonous Amanita species thus far identified . Most notable of these are the species known as destroying angels , namely Amanita virosa and Amanita bisporigera , as well as the fool 's mushroom ( A. verna ) . The term " destroying angel " has been applied to A. phalloides at times , but " death cap " is by far the most common vernacular name used in English . Other common names also listed include " stinking amanita " and " deadly amanita " . 
