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Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

⚠ Moderately Toxic

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Cap color: red,orange
Cap size: large
Gill color: white
Gill attachment: free
Stem: White, with a skirt ring and a bulbous scaly base; white warts on cap
Texture: smooth
Habitat: forest floor
Fruiting season: summer,fall
Peak season: Summer–Fall

Key Identification Features

Cap 8–20 cm, bright red to orange-red with white wart-like patches. Gills white, free. Ring on upper stem. Bulbous base in remnant volva. White spore print. Grows near birch, pine, spruce. Distinctive and iconic — most recognizable toxic mushroom.

Symptoms & Toxicity

Onset 30 min–2 hr: confusion, disorientation, hallucinations (dreamlike), ataxia, hypersalivation. Severe: myoclonic jerking, seizures, coma — typically resolves within 12–24 hr. Contains ibotenic acid and muscimol; NOT a cholinergic toxidrome.

Regions Found

Region data not available

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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