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Amanita Rubescens
The European blusher has a reddish-brown convex pileus (cap), that is up to 15 cm across, and strewn with small cream-coloured warts. It is sometimes covered with an ochre-yellow flush which can be washed by the rain. The flesh of the mushroom is white, becoming pink when bruised or exposed to air. This is a key feature in differentiating it from the poisonous False Blusher or Panther cap (Amanita pantherina), whose flesh does not. The stipe (stem) is white with flushes of the cap colour, and grows to a height of up to 15 cm. The gills are white and free of the stem, and display red spots when damaged. The ring is striate (i.e. has ridges) on its upper side, another feature distinguishing it from Amanita pantherina. The spores are white, ovate, amyloid, and approximately 8 by 5 µm in size. The flavour of the uncooked flesh is mild, but has a faint acrid aftertaste. The smell is not strong. The mushroom is often attacked by insects.
It is common throughout much of Europe and eastern North America, growing on poor soils as well as in deciduous or coniferous woodlands. It has also been recorded from South Africa, where it is thought to have been accidentally introduced with trees imported from Europe. The Blusher is the common name for several closely related species of the genus Amanita. A. rubescens, found in Europe and eastern North America, and A. novinupta in western North America. Both their scientific and common names are derived from the propensity of their flesh to turn pink on bruising, or cutting. Although edible, it can be confused with deadly poisonous species, and should definitely be avoided by novice mushroomers
spotted in the forest in the north limit of the weet meadow near my house
6 Comments
Thanks Vlad,for one more id,your knowlegde allways amazed me :)
Thanks pouihi :)
This is Amanita Rubescens. I say this becasue in the first shot you can see where a snail eate the mushroom and it has a redish color, so this is not Amanita Pantherina.
This one is with the Canon powershoot SX 120 IS,compact camera,i amplifid it a bit,nothing morethis camera amaze me some times
i have to buy something better i loved my friend Canon EOS 450d,that as been a great experience,what you(knowing that i dont know nothing much about phographie) would advice me to by? i dont want a hiper tecnologic one ,a thing of the canon level :)
Is there a new cam or lens you are using?
:) Thanks very much Lars ,caming from you that is a awesome comment:)you are the first "guilty" on that,i learned on your spotting page my friend :)
Yes, Sir...you improved your fungi shots fantastically, António!