Destroying angels are characterized by having a white stalk and gills (a papery hymenophore rib under the cap of some mushroom species, most often but not always agarics) where the cap can be pure white, or white at the edge and yellowish, pinkish, or tan at the center.
Destroying angels are characterized by having a white stalk and gills. A lamella, or gill, is a papery hymenophore rib under the cap of some mushroom species, most often but not always agarics. The cap can be pure white, or white at the edge and yellowish, pinkish, or tan at the center. 
