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People who believe that fly agarics can be extremely poisonous are mistaken. There are several types of edible fly agaric mushrooms that can be eaten after careful pre-processing. The taste of these gifts of the forest is controversial, therefore edible fly agarics are classified as conditionally edible mushrooms.

We bring to your attention a photo of edible fly agarics: gray-pink (blushing, pink), orange, saffron and ovoid, a description of these mushrooms and information about their use in food.

Edible fly agaric gray-pink (blushing, pink) and its photo

Category: conditionally edible.

Other names: fly agaric pink, red fly agaric.

Hat edible gray-pink fly agaric (Amanita rubescens) (diameter 7-22 cm) usually pinkish, red or brown, in a young mushroom in the form of an egg without the tubercle characteristic of many fly agarics, it becomes slightly convex over time.

As you can see in the photo of the gray-pink fly agaric, in adult mushrooms, the cap is practically open, sticky to the touch.

Leg (height 4-12 cm): white or reddish, often with small bumps. The young mushroom is solid, the old one is completely hollow. Cylindrical with a slight thickening at the base.

Plates: white, loose and wide. When pressed, they turn red.

The flesh of the pink edible fly agaric is very fleshy, white. At the site of the fracture, it becomes covered with red wormholes, and with prolonged interaction with air it becomes a rich wine color. Has no pronounced taste and aroma.

Amanita muscaria doubles: panther (Amanita pantherina) and thick (Amanita spissa). Panther is extremely poisonous, its flesh does not change color when damaged, there is a ring close to the base. The greyish flesh of a thick fly agaric also does not change color, moreover, this mushroom has an unpleasant putrefactive smell.

When it grows: from mid-July to late autumn in temperate northern hemisphere countries.

Where can I find: in forests of any type and on any soil. Most often - next to birches and pines.

Eating: although it belongs to conditionally edible mushrooms, many mushroom pickers love the gray-pink fly agaric, because it appears very early in the forests. During cooking, preliminary heat treatment is required, after which the broth is necessarily drained. In Europe, this mushroom is used in salted form and is very much appreciated.

Application in traditional medicine (data not confirmed and not passed clinical trials!): considered effective in the fight against diabetes and tuberculosis.

Important! In no case should the gray-pink fly agaric be eaten raw, as it contains a small amount of toxic substances that are not resistant to high temperatures.

Amanita mushroom saffron

Category: conditionally edible.

Hat amanita saffron (Amanita crocea) (diameter 4-14 cm) shiny, orange or yellow-brown, bell-shaped, which changes over time to more open. Smooth to the touch, mucous in wet weather. The finely grooved edges are often much paler than the very fleshy center with a noticeable tubercle.

Leg (height 8-22 cm): hollow, brittle, white or light brown, cylindrical and tapering from bottom to top. Maybe with small scales.

Plates: loose and frequent, white-gray or cream color.

Pulp: soft and thin, white, yellowish in old mushrooms. It breaks easily. Does not have a pronounced smell and taste.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from mid-July to late September in the temperate zone of the Eurasian continent and North America.

Where can I find: on fertile soils next to birches and oaks.

Eating: although it belongs to conditionally edible mushrooms, it can be used in any form except raw.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Important! Raw saffron fly agaric can cause mild poisoning, so boil it before you taste it.

Edible fly agaric ovoid

Category: edible.

Hat ovoid fly agaric (Amanita ovoidea) (diameter 5-22 cm) whitish or dirty gray, often with remnants of a bedspread. In young mushrooms, it is covered with small whitish flakes and has the shape of a small chicken egg, straightens over time and becomes almost flat. The edges are straight. Dry to the touch.

Leg (height 7-15 cm): the color usually coincides with the cap, dense, with a mealy bloom. Expands noticeably at the base.

Plates: loose, pubescent, with a cream shade.

Pulp: dense, white.

Doubles: close fly agaric (Amanita proxima), spring (Amanita verna) and smelly (Amanita virosa). But poisonous close and spring ones have a ring on a leg, and a stinky fly agaric has a sticky cap, a pungent smell of chlorine and a ring on a leg in young mushrooms.

When it grows: from early August to mid-October in the Far East and Siberia, in the Mediterranean, Switzerland, Ukraine, Austria, Georgia and Japan.

Where can I find: on calcareous soils of coniferous and deciduous forests, mainly in the vicinity of pines, oaks and chestnuts.

Eating: unlike most fly agarics, ovoid edible, very tasty and used in any form.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Important! Since egg-shaped fly agarics have a great external resemblance to their deadly counterparts, it is recommended to collect them only in the company of experienced mushroom pickers.

Amanita mushroom orange

Category: conditionally edible.

Hat orange fly agaric (Amanita fulva) (diameter 5-12 cm) golden-orange or orange-brown, bell-shaped or slightly outstretched. Smooth to the touch, mucous in wet weather or after rain. In the center there is a small tubercle, edges with grooves.

Leg (height 6-15 cm): hollow and very fragile, of a uniform gray color, occasionally with small scales. Tapers from bottom to top.

Plates: loose, cream color.

Pulp: soft and watery, usually white, which does not change at the cut. The smell is faint and the taste is very sweet.

Doubles: floats, but they, unlike the orange fly agaric, have a ring on the leg.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

When it grows: from mid-June to early October in many territories of the Eurasian continent (Turkmenistan, China, Sakhalin, Kamchatka, the entire Far Eastern District).

Important! If you want to taste the orange fly agaric, be sure to pre-boil it for at least 1520 minutes. A raw mushroom can cause food poisoning.

Where can I find: on acidic soils of mixed or coniferous forests, most often near birches. It can be found in the steppe zone and on swampy soils.

Other names: the float is yellow-brown, the fly agaric is yellow-brown, the float is brown, the float is red-brown.

Eating: belongs to the conditionally edible group and is not particularly popular, since there is little pulp in the mushroom and it is very brittle.