It contains the same mycotoxins as the death cap. The genome of the death cap has been sequenced. It looks fairly similar to a young death cap. Consumption of the death cap is a medical emergency requiring hospitalization. On average, one person dies a year in North America from death cap ingestion. Potentially deadly if ingested, it is closely related to the death cap "A. phalloides". It differs from the death cap by its fragile volva and tendency to bruise brown. Poisonous mushrooms are rare and few, including panther cap, death cap and yellow-staining mushroom. The death cap is native to Europe, where it is widespread. It is often confused with the related death cap mushroom "(Amanita phalloides)", hence the name. The false death cap is found in deciduous and coniferous woodlands in Autumn in Europe.