Inedible fly agarics: photos, description of species, what poisonous mushrooms look like, where and when they grow
Many people think that when going on a "quiet hunt" you don't have to worry about poisonous fly agarics in the basket: according to the description, these mushrooms are difficult to confuse with any others, they are painfully remarkable! However, this is only partly true. Red fly agarics really stand out sharply against the background of all other mushrooms. But gray-pink and panther are not so brightly colored, so they can be easily mistaken for edible mushrooms.
The main feature of all types of fly agarics is a sharp difference in appearance during the growth process. Young mushrooms are stocky and beautiful, resembling boletus from a distance. But God forbid you to confuse them!
Fly agarics are inedible and poisonous. With growth, they significantly change shape into large open umbrellas with thick hats. True, sometimes they write that gray-pink fly agarics are conditionally edible after two or three boiling, but still it is not recommended to do this, as you can confuse them with other poisonous species. June fly agarics grow near paths and in small forest glades.
You will learn about how fly agarics of different species look, and where they grow, in this material.
Amanita gray-pink
Habitats of gray-pink fly agaric (Amanita rubescens): coniferous and deciduous forests, often along forest paths, grow either in groups or singly.
Season: June-November.
The hat has a diameter of 5-15 cm, sometimes up to 18 cm, at first spherical, later convex and convex-outstretched. A distinctive feature of the species is a pinkish-brown cap with many gray or pinkish spots from large scales, as well as a gray-pink leg with a ring with hanging edges and a thickening at the base, surrounded by the remains of a volva.
As you can see in the photo, in this type of fly agaric, the edges of the cap do not have any remnants of the bedspread:
The leg of this species of fly agaric mushrooms is long, 5-15 cm high, 1-3.5 cm thick, white, hollow, later gray or pinkish. The base of the leg has a potato-like thickening up to 4 cm in diameter, on which there are ridges or belts from the remains of the Volvo. There is a large light ring with grooves on the inner surface of the pedicle in the upper part.
Pulp: white, turns pink or red over time.
The plates are loose, frequent, soft, at first white or creamy.
Variability. The color of the cap can vary from gray-pink to pinkish-brown and reddish.
Similar species. The gray-pink fly agaric is similar to the panther fly agaric (Amanita pantherina), which is distinguished by its light brown color.
Conditionally edible after boiling at least 2 times with water change, after which they can be fried. They have a pungent taste.
Amanita muscaria
Where do panther fly agarics (Amanita pantherina) grow: coniferous and deciduous forests, grow either in groups or singly.
Season: June-October.
The hat has a diameter of 5-10 cm, sometimes up to 15 cm, at first spherical, later convex or flat. A distinctive feature of the species is the olive-brown or olive color of the cap with white spots from large scales, as well as a ring and a multilayer volva on the stem. The surface of the cap is smooth and shiny. The scales are easily detached, leaving the cap smooth.
The leg is long, 5-12 cm high, 8-20 mm thick, gray-yellowish, with a mealy bloom. The stem is thinned at the top and tuberous-widened near the base with a white multilayered volva. There is a ring on the leg, which disappears over time. The surface of the leg is slightly fleecy.
Pulp: white, does not change color, watery, almost odorless and sweetish in taste.
The plates are free, frequent, high.
Variability. The color of the cap varies from light brown to gray-olive and light brown.
Similar species.According to the description, this type of fly agaric is similar to the gray-pink fly agaric (Amanita rubescens), which is distinguished by a pinkish-gray cap and a wide ring on the leg.
Poisonous.
Amanita muscaria
Red fly agarics (Amanita muscaria) have been known to all residents since childhood. In September, a huge number of these beauties appear. At first, they look like a reddish ball with white dots on the stem. Later they become in the form of an umbrella. They grow everywhere: near settlements, villages, in the ditches of dacha cooperatives, on the edges of forests. These mushrooms are hallucinogenic, inedible, but have medicinal properties, but they are illegal to use on their own.
Habitat: deciduous, coniferous and deciduous forests, on sandy soil, grow either in groups or singly.
When the red fly agarics grow: June-October.
The hat has a diameter of 5-15 cm, sometimes up to 18 cm, at first spherical, later convex or flat. A distinctive feature of the species is a bright red cap with characteristic white specks from scales. The edges are often jagged.
The leg is long, 4-20 cm high, IQ-25 mm thick, yellowish, with a mealy bloom. At the base, the leg has a significant thickening up to 3 cm, without volva, but with scales on the surface. Young specimens may have a ring on the leg, which disappears over time.
Pulp: white, then pale yellow, soft with an unpleasant odor.
The plates are loose, frequent, soft, at first white, later yellowish. Long plates alternate with short ones.
Variability. The cap color of inedible fly agaric mushrooms can vary from bright red to orange.
Similar species. The poisonous red fly agaric can be confused with the edible caesar mushroom (Amanita caesarea), which has a bright red or golden orange cap without white pimples and a yellow leg.
Poisonous, cause severe poisoning.
Check out what the red fly agarics look like in these photos:
