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Amanita muscaria var. guessowii
The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for about 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in these mushrooms is α-amanitin. The genus also contains many edible mushrooms, but mycologists discourage mushroom hunters, other than knowledgeable experts, from selecting any of these for human consumption. - From Wikipedia
Amanita muscaria var. guessowii is found growing solitary or gregariously, it is mycorrhizal with conifers mostly but also deciduous trees as well, it is found often in the fall but sometimes in the spring, common in the northeast, from eastern Canada to North Carolina west to Michigan. - From Wikipedia
6 Comments
Thank you very much for your comment Mark Ridgway! It is too bad that some of these beautiful yummy looking mushrooms are toxic. :-(
Lovely color Reiko. Good find.
@Jared_C: Again, thank you very much for your nice comment and ID!
Yes, I never eat anything that resembles an Amanita spp... Destroying Angels mushroom is very common here. Nice find!
Thank you very much Jared_C. I added the information. Since this spring, I have been finding some exciting creatures, but more than half of them are toxic. I am not happy about it, but it should not discourage me to go on to seek more new findings!
Looks like Amanita muscaria var. guessowii. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_mu...