Amanita muscaria — Fly Agaric — Amanitaceae
Medium-to-large mushroom. Oval or round cap bright red to bright yellow, cottony warts; cap becomes convex and flattens with age, striate margins; viscid when moist. Warts yellow, fading to white, pale orange. Ring skirtlike, whitish when young, often torn. Stalk broad at base, concentric bands of universal veil on lower stalk, extending upwards, sometimes fragile with age. Gills free or attached, crowded, white. Mycorrhizal.
Habitat: Solitary or several. With conifers or hardwoods.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Primarily Autumn, also springtime
Poisonous
Habitat: Solitary or several. With conifers or hardwoods.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Primarily Autumn, also springtime
Poisonous
Yellowish to red cap, yellowish warts
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Large volva at base
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