Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
Introduction
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Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 12 Oct 2023
One of the most familiar types of toadstool, and common under Birch or, as here conifers. It is famously poisonous, though not invariably fatal, and hallucinogenic. The characteristic white spots are the remnants of a veil that covers the immature cap, and breaks up as the cap expands. They can be washed off by rain to leave the cap without spots.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.711314
Longitude
-3.281543