The false death cap is found in deciduous and coniferous woodlands in Autumn in Europe.

A. gemmata resembles the false death cap, tawny grisette and panther cap mushrooms.

Amanita pseudoporphyria, also known as Hongo's false death cap, is a species of agaric fungus from the genus Amanita that grows solitarily or gregarious in coniferous forests.

Known as the false death cap, or Citron Amanita, Amanita citrina (previously also known as Amanita mappa), is a basidiomycotic mushroom, one of many in the genus Amanita.