Amanita poisonous: photo and description

If the fly agaric is a poisonous mushroom, then a completely logical question arises: where to look for fly agaric and, most importantly, why do this? The answer is very simple - despite all its toxicity, some types of these "gifts of the forest", in the frequency of fly agaric, are indispensable in folk medicine. True, these mushrooms did not pass clinical trials and therefore the data are based only on the words of the doctors themselves.

In this article we will talk about the use of fly agaric in medicine, show a photo of the fly agaric of red, white, panther and other species, give a description of them, and also inform where the fly agaric grows.

Amanita muscaria mushroom (poisonous, inedible) and its use

Poisonous fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) - a mushroom known even to children. He, like a red traffic light, warns: do not eat, do not touch!

However, pay attention to the photo of the red fly agaric: his hat with a diameter of 6-7 cm, in addition to bright red, can be orange, yellow, less often red-brown. The second main sign of the inedible fly agaric is the peculiar flocculent growths-warts of white color, which are easily washed off by rain. When broken, the red poisonous fly agaric does not emit a smell.

Leg (height 7-22 cm): cylindrical, white, less often yellowish, studded with flaky remains of a hat.

Pulp: dense, white, sometimes yellowish.

Records: light white or cream color, frequent, large, can alternate with smaller ones.

Look at the photos of poisonous fly agarics growing in North America - they are pale yellow or light orange in color. At a young age, in mushrooms of red mushrooms, warts can almost completely hide the color of the cap.

Where the red poisonous fly agaric grows

Every mushroom picker knows where red mushroom mushrooms grow: they can be found: in coniferous forests with acidic soil, less often under birch trees. Common companions are forest spruce; less often, entire families settle under birch trees.

The poisonous mushroom Amanita muscaria grows: from the second half of summer to mid-autumn, until the first frost, in the northern zone with a temperate climate. Distributed in almost all forests of Russia, except for the hot southern regions.

There are no doubles. Thanks to the remarkable appearance, the fly agaric is difficult to confuse with another fungus.

Red fly agaric in folk medicine and rituals

Data on the use of red fly agaric in medicine is not confirmed. It is claimed that the inedible fly agaric hats are used in the treatment of a huge number of diseases, such as arthritis, rheumatism, radiculitis, paralysis, sciatica, neuralgia and even oncology.

Ancient Indo-Iranians made the ritual drink of catfish from the juice of red mushroom, coniferous shrub of ephedra and a flower of harmala. There is a version that he had some wellness properties. He was received while singing religious hymns.In the hymns of the Rigveda, this drink is called the “child of the land of red color without leaves, flowers and fruits, with a head resembling an eye.”

Proponents of shamanistic rituals, lovers of new sensations should remember that the content of toxic substances in red fly agarics is different, so before you commit this or that act, you should think about your own health. On average, for a fatal outcome, a healthy person will need 12-15 caps of fly agaric, but depending on the age and other characteristics of the fungus, their number can be much smaller. Abuse when using red mushroom in medicine and in rituals can cause not only a feeling of weak intoxication or mild hallucinations, but also amnesia.

In Russia and Europe, people used fly agaric as a means of controlling insects, in particular flies. A decoction was made from it, on which insects flied and died. Hence the name of the mushroom.

Eating: the mushroom is poisonous, therefore inedible. The peoples of Siberia, some countries of Europe and North America, the fly agaric was often eaten as a hallucinogenic drug - it has muscimol, which has psychotropic properties. In shamanistic rituals, red fly agaric was used as an intoxicant.

Amanita panther, poisonous: photo and description

The cap of a young poisonous panther fly agaric (Amanita pantherina) (diameter 5-11 cm) in the form of a hemisphere, with time becomes completely flat with characteristic ribbed edges. This type of fly agaric was named precisely because of the color of the hat.

Pay attention to the photo of the panther agaric: the flesh inside the cap is most often white and watery.

Leg (height 5-13 cm): in the form of a cylinder, tapers from the bottom up, has an annular Volvo of white or light gray color. Sometimes (not always!) There may be a fragile ring and small villi along the entire length of the leg. Amanita panther plaques by description resemble red amanita muscaria plates - they are frequent, white or light gray in color. Adult mushrooms on the plates may have subtle brown spots.

The poisonous panther fly agaric, the photo of which is presented above, gives a very sharp unpleasant odor when broken, inveterate mushroom pickers claim that it looks like the smell of fresh radish.

Doubles: close relatives - thick fly agaric (Amanita spissa) and gray-pink (Amanita rubescens). A thick fly agaric, very rare, has more fleshy flesh and Volvo in the form of a collar. In gray-pink, the flesh turns pink after breaking and a dashed pattern on the surface of the ring.

Where to look for Amanita panther

You can find out where to find pantry fly agaric when visiting a coniferous forest - this poisonous mushroom prefers pine trees. In deciduous and deciduous forests, it settles less often and exclusively under pine trees.

The mushroom grows from the second half of July to the very end of September in the temperate zone of the countries of the Northern Hemisphere.

This inedible mushroom is not eaten as it is very poisonous.

Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.

Before you find a panther fly agaric and even more so pick this mushroom, remember that it is extremely dangerous due to the content of toxic substances, similar to poisons of bleached and dope. Fans of the thrill obtained from natural hallucinogens should know that mixing these three components in the body gives poisoning and intoxication, as when using arsenic.

Although the mushroom is not used either in medicine or in cooking, the use of panther fly agaric is common among owners of suburban areas as a powerful tool in the fight against insect pests.

Amanita white stinky and his photo

Category: inedible.

Many since childhood believe that the fly agaric should be bright red with white dots on the hat, so the appearance of a white fly agaric (Amanita virosa) can be confusing. But there is such a mushroom, moreover, its name includes not only the word “white”, but also the unappetizing “smelly” one: when broken, it emits a very unpleasant odor.

Hat (diameter 5-11 cm): conical shape, with a pronounced sharp tip, often deformed.

Looking at the photo of the white fly agaric, you can see that the top and center of the mushroom cap can sometimes be yellow. The surface is shiny, in a humid environment - with small secretions of sticky mucus. It can sometimes be covered with white membranous flakes.

Leg (height 11-15 cm): usually long and curved.

Records: very frequent, mostly white or grayish.

The unpleasant smell of white mushroom is similar to the pungent smell of highly concentrated bleach, familiar to all housewives.

How to distinguish this mushroom from edible doubles? The first signal may be an unpleasant odor. The second indicator is that champignon, for example, does not have a Volvo, and in adult mushrooms, the plates are colored. However, some white fly agarics “hide” the Volvo in the ground, so it is easy not to notice it. Still, rely on the smell, and if there is no smell, be sure to pay attention to the structure of the fungus.

Doubles: inexperienced mushroom pickers can confuse a white fly agaric with a toadstool (Amanita phalloides), a type of champignon (Agaricus) or a white russula (Russula albidula).

When growing: from mid-July to late October in the temperate zone of the Eurasian continent from the forests of France to the Russian Far East. Less common in the mountainous regions of central Europe.

Where to find the stinky fly agaric

Smelly fly agaric can be found mainly in coniferous and deciduous forests with sandy or acidic soil. This fungus often grows near hills or in mountainous areas; you cannot find him on the plains.

A white smelly fly agaric is not used for food due to extreme toxicity; it is not used in folk medicine.

Other names: white grebe.

Amanita spring and its counterparts

Category: inedible.

Hat fly agaric (Amanita verna) 4-12 cm in diameter is smooth and shiny, white, but the center may be darker. In a young mushroom in the form of a hemisphere, over time it becomes almost flat.

Leg (height 5-13 cm): smooth, thickened at the base. One color with a hat, has a light coating over the entire length.

Pulp: dense, white, very brittle.

Records: white color.

Spring fly agaric does not have a distinct taste and aroma. Some mushroom pickers say that its taste is bitter, but due to the toxicity of fly agaric, it is not recommended to check this statement.

Doubles of spring fly agaric are mushrooms of any kind, also this poisonous mushroom can be confused with green Russula (Russula aeruginea) and greenish (Russula virescens), different floats (Amanita). Champignon does not have a Volvo, and the plates are usually not white, but colored. Russula does not have a russula, and russula is very fragile. In addition, the greenish Russula is much smaller and does not have a mushroom ring.

When it grows: from late April to mid July in countries with a warm climate, in Russia mainly in the Volga region and southern regions.

Where can I find: on calcareous moist soils of deciduous forests.

Eating: not used.

Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.

Other names: fly agaric, spring grebe.

Be careful: spring fly agaric is easily confused with some edible mushrooms.

Inedible Amanita Wittadini

Category: inedible.

Hat Amanita Wittadini (Amanita vittadinii) (diameter 5-18 cm) white, olive or light brown, with uneven and ribbed edges. Often covered with small scales and warts. Like most Amanitovs, it changes its shape during the life of the fungus from open or bell-shaped to almost flat.

Leg (height 6-18 cm): almost always white. Narrows from bottom to top. Covered with white scaly rings.

Pulp: white, on a cut and when interacting with air it turns a little yellow. When broken, it produces a pleasant mushroom aroma.

Records: very frequent and wide, white or cream color.

Doubles: are absent.

When growing: from mid-April to early October in the warm countries of Europe and Asia, North America and Africa.

Where can I find: in all types of forests, as well as in the steppes.Amanita Wittadini is a drought-resistant fungus, it can withstand long periods without rain.

Eating: data on the edibility of the fly agaric Wittadini is very controversial, but most scientists classify it as inedible.

Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.

Amanita muscaria: photo and description

Category: inedible.

Hat fly agaric mushroom (Amanita citrina) (diameter 6–11 cm) pale yellow, less often greenish-olive or gray-white, fleshy, with a drooping ring and white or gray flakes, usually sticky to the touch. The young mushroom is slightly convex, but eventually becomes absolutely flat. Leg (height 6-13 cm): cylindrical, hollow, slightly expanded downward. Color ranges from grayish to pale yellow. Amanita muscaria plaques are similar in description to the plates of all the representatives of the fly agaric: frequent, but weak.

The fungus contains poisonous compounds similar to substances in the organisms of some exotic frogs.

When broken, the mushroom gives off a pungent smell of raw potatoes.

Pay attention to the photo of the fly agaric mushroom: it looks like a pale grebe (Amanita phalloides) and gray fly agaric (Amanita porphyria). Pale grebe, unlike the fly agaric, does not smell and has a smooth hat without flakes and growths. And the gray fly agaric has a darker hat than the grebe.

Other names: fly agaric yellow-green, fly agaric lemon, yellow pale grebe, fly agaric lemon-yellow.

When growing: from the beginning of August to the end of October, practically throughout the territory of Eurasia and North America, less often on the African continent and in Australia.

Where can I find: prefers to grow next to pines and oaks on sandy and slightly acidic soils.

Eating: not used due to poor taste.

Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.

Important! Although the grebe-like fly agaric is slightly toxic, you should not eat it. Even low doses of toxins can seriously affect the human body.

In addition, this mushroom is easily confused with more poisonous brethren.

Poisonous agaric mushroom

Category: inedible.

Hat fly agaric (Amanita franchetii) (diameter 4-11 cm): yellow, brown, chocolate, may be with a gray or olive tint. In a young rough fly agaric, it has the shape of a semicircle, which changes with age to almost completely open. The edges of the cap are usually smooth and even, but in old mushrooms they can tear and turn up.

Leg (height 5-11 cm): white or light yellow, hollow, tapers from the bottom up, covered with noticeable yellow flakes. Has a ring with ribbed edges.

Records: weakly grown or completely free, usually white in color, which changes to yellow-brown with the age of the fungus. And the white flesh at the place of the cut or break quickly turns yellow.

The views of botanists on the smell and taste of a rough mushroom vary. Some scientists note their pleasant feature, while others adhere to the exact opposite opinion.

Doubles: are absent.

Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.

When growing: from the beginning of July to mid-October in many European countries, in Central Asia, in North America and Africa.

Where can I find: in deciduous and mixed forests, prefers the neighborhood of oak and beech.

Eating: the mushroom is poisonous.

Inedible mushroom Amanita muscaria

Category: inedible.

Hat fly agaric (Amanita echinocephala) (diameter 5-16 cm) white, often with a ocher or greenish tint. It is fleshy, round and resembles a small chicken egg in shape, but over time it straightens and becomes prostrate. It is covered with pronounced pyramidal scales, for which, by the way, the mushroom was named bristly. At the edges of the cap you can often see a large amount of bedspread residues.

Leg (height 9-19 cm): cylindrical in shape with small scales and a pointed base, circled in the soil. The color and shades of the legs are usually the same as the hats.

Records: frequent and white, but mature mushrooms may have a turquoise or olive hue. Dense flesh is usually white or yellowish.

The bristle fly agaric has an extremely unpleasant taste and smell, according to experienced mushroom pickers, resembling a distinct smell of strong rot.

Doubles: lonely fly agaric (Amanita solitaria) and pineal (Amanita strobiliformis). Both of these mushrooms are quite rare and, unlike the bristle, have a pleasant aroma.

When growing: from early June to mid-October in the southern regions of the Eurasian continent.

Where can I find: on calcareous soils of coniferous and deciduous forests. Prefers to grow next to the oaks.

Eating: not used.

Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.

Other names: fat bristly, fly agaric prickly.

Amanita poisonous mushroom bright yellow

Category: inedible.

Hat bright yellow fly agaric (Amanita gemmata) (diameter 4-12 cm), as the name implies, yellow or ocher, with furrowed edges, over time changes shape from convex to almost open. It feels smooth and may have a small amount of whitish scales.

Leg (height 5-11 cm): white or yellowish, with a pronounced ring, which often disappears in mature mushrooms. Usually smooth, sometimes with a slight pubescence, very fragile.

Doubles: Amanita muscaria (Amanita citrina) and tan (Amanita fulva). But the grebe is on the cut emits the smell of raw potatoes, and the yellow-brown leg does not have a thickening and the remains of the bedspread.

When growing: from early May to mid-September in temperate countries of the Eurasian continent.

Where can I find: on sandy soils of all types of forests.

Eating: not used.

Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.

Other names: straw yellow fly agaric.