External description of the scabby fly agaric.
The cap of the fly agaric is of a rough semi-circular shape; over time, it becomes prostrate. Its diameter is 4-9 centimeters. The structure of the cap is quite fleshy. It is covered with olive or yellowish skin. The edges of the cap are smooth.
The entire surface of the fruiting body is strewn with yellowish flakes. The leg is whitish. Its height is 4-8 centimeters, and the girth is 1-2 centimeters. The lower part of the leg is slightly flattened. In structure, the leg is at first dense, but later becomes hollow.
Amanita muscaria pulp exudes a pleasant aroma, its taste is delicate. The color of the pulp is white, but if damaged, it turns yellowish. On the inner side of the cap there is a hymenophore part, it consists of plates. The plates grow a little to the leg with a tooth, but can be located freely in relation to it. They are posted often. The middle part of the plates is widened. The color of the plates is white, and with aging it changes to yellowish. The plates contain white spore powder.
Amanita muscaria has the remains of a bedspread, they are represented by a faintly visible volva. Volvo is characterized by dense germination and loose structure. The color of the Volvo is gray-yellow. There is also a mushroom ring with jagged edges on the stem. The ring is white with yellowish flakes.
Interesting facts and myths about the fly agaric
- It is considered a deadly poisonous mushroom, but this is not entirely true. Experts say that there are fewer toxins in it than in pale toadstool. The lethal dose is 3-4 kilograms. For a person weighing 75 kilograms, one mushroom is needed for mild poisoning to appear.
- In the troops of the Viking Normans, there were berserkers - violently insane warriors with a fierce character, rushing into the fight, sparing neither others, nor themselves, not paying attention to wounds. It is known that before the battle they ate amanita.
- Scientists have long denied the relative insecticidal properties of this species, proving that flies do not die from eating the fruiting body, but because they drown in the water accumulated in its cap. After the "drunken flies" were removed from the liquid, they woke up and flew away.
- The relative toxicity of amanita after several jams was successfully proved by mycologist Mikhail Vishnevsky, who suggests preparing these fruiting bodies in a fried form.
- The Altaians suggested that the red fly agaric be included in the Red Book, but this has not yet been done.
- Lovers of quiet hunting have a sign: if you find a black fly agaric, don't expect good.
Amanita muscaria is an amazingly beautiful representative of the mushroom kingdom! If you are not going to eat it or prepare healing potions from the fruit body, to be treated with a fly agaric, just leave it unharmed in the forest. Admire this beautiful creation of nature, it is worth decorating the world.
Interesting features of the pineal fly agaric
The pineal fly agaric has two interesting characteristics. The fact is that not in all cases this mushroom can be considered poisonous. Yes, you heard right. The fact is that the toxicity of this fly agaric largely depends on the place of its growth. So, for example, if a mushroom has been growing in acidic soils for a long time, then in such a situation, it is as poisonous as possible, since it received food for its toxic properties.
However, if such a fly agaric does not grow in acidic soils, but in ordinary soils, then in this case it does not have toxic properties, and it is likely that it will not cause you any harm.
How to understand this?
The fact is that the level of production of ibotenic acid largely depends on whether the fungus grows in acidic soils or not. If it does not grow in such a soil, then in this case the amount of ibotenic acid is negligible, which means that it cannot cause poisoning, at most, you can get a slight upset stomach. But in this case, it is necessary to very accurately understand what kind of soil the mushrooms grow in.
Another interesting feature is that this mushroom takes on a hue depending on how often and to what extent sunlight hits it.For example, if sunlight hits a straight line, then in such a situation, this mushroom has a whiter shade than the one that grows in a shady area. Based on the foregoing, we can conclude that if you are poorly versed in mushrooms, especially in the composition of the soil, then, of course, in no case should you collect such mushrooms. Chances are good that not only can you get poisoned, but you can also send someone else. Even if you try to boil these mushrooms for a long time in water, there is still a chance that you will get poisoned. Therefore, we strongly do not recommend that you experiment with your health.
Be careful and be sure to keep an eye on what you collect in the forest. It is better to admire some mushrooms, but in no case collect them in your basket.
What mushrooms can be confused with smelly fly agaric, and how to distinguish
White toadstool is very similar to some varieties of edible and conditionally edible fruits. This is where its danger lies. Instead of an edible fruit, an inexperienced mushroom picker can put an amanita in a basket, and this is fraught with serious consequences.
Death cap
Amanita muscaria can be confused with a pale toadstool. But there are still differences between these fruits. In particular, the toadstool, despite its name, has a green tint on the cap and leg.
The green fly agaric - and this is precisely the second name of the toadstool - grows from August to October. Fruiting singly or in groups, likes to settle in deciduous or mixed forests. Forms mycorrhiza with oak, beech, hazel.
Even according to these criteria, you can understand that in front of you is a smelly or green fly agaric. After all, preferences in trees and periods of fruiting are different for them.
White float
The white float is a variation of the gray float. Its second name sounds like "float gray, shape white".
A notable feature of this fruit is that it is considered conditionally edible. However, its nutritional quality is so low that only inexperienced mushroom pickers can use it for cooking. As a result, dishes with a float have to be disposed of. But it is impossible to poison them, which is its plus.
The growing period of the white float lasts from June to mid-autumn. That is, the fruiting time for both specimens - the float and the fly agaric - is partly the same.
To distinguish between these specimens, you need to look at their legs. The fly agaric has a delicate white ring on this part, which is completely absent from the float. Also, the double in question does not have the disgusting smell that is inherent in white toadstool.
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria is an edible member of this family. But its big drawback is the presence of similarities with the white toadstool, by which it is difficult to distinguish them. Difficult, but possible.
The cap of the edible specimen is fleshy and very hard, painted in a white or light gray shade. Young mushrooms are distinguished by an egg-shaped cap, which eventually becomes prostrate, flat. An interesting feature of the edible amanita is the presence of filamentous processes and flakes. But it is thanks to their presence that one can distinguish an ovoid fly agaric from a fetid one.
The edible specimen in question prefers calcareous soil. Favorite trees are beeches.
Amanita muscaria is not poisonous, but it should not be used for cooking. The fact is that it is listed in the Red Book, and its collection is strictly prohibited, because it is protected at the legislative level.
Mushroom umbrella
The white umbrella belongs to the edible fruit category. Fruiting time is June-October. It settles in the soil at the edges of mixed and coniferous forests. They are also looking for him along clearings and in clearings. Plantings, meadows, pastures, steppes - all these zones are also often strewn with edible umbrellas.
It is possible to distinguish edible fruits from poisonous specimens by indirect external signs.So, a safe representative of the mushroom kingdom has a darkish bulge in the central part of the cap. In addition, the fruit body at the umbrella is colored not in snow-white, but in white-brownish color. As the fungus grows, its skin cracks, forming scaly patches. And this feature is not typical for the fly agaric.
And the last difference is the Volvo. In the umbrella, it is completely absent, while in the fly agaric it is clearly visible and rather wide.
Amanita muscaria is a mushroom, the use of which is unacceptable in any form. If this happens by accident, and the fruit ends up in a basket with edible specimens, the entire crop will have to be thrown away for your own safety.
Vittadini's inedible fly agaric
Category: inedible.
Amanita vittadinii cap (diameter 5-18 cm) is white, olive or light brown, with jagged and ribbed edges. Often covered with small scales and warts. Like most Amanitovs, it changes shape during the life of the fungus from prostrate or bell-shaped to almost flat.
Leg (height 6-18 cm): almost always white. Tapers from bottom to top. Covered with white scaly rings.
Flesh: white, slightly yellow when cut and in contact with air. When broken, it emits a pleasant mushroom aroma.
Plates: very frequent and wide, white or cream colored.
Doubles: none.
When it grows: from mid-April to early October in warm countries of Europe and Asia, North America and Africa.
Where can you find it: in all types of forests, as well as in the steppes. Fly agaric Vittadini is a drought tolerant mushroom that can withstand long periods without rain.
Eating: The data on the edibility of the Vittadini amanita are very controversial, but most scientists classify it as inedible.
Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.
Amanita muscaria: photo and description
Category: inedible.
The cap of the toadstool (Amanita citrina) (diameter 6-11 cm) is pale yellow, less often greenish-olive or gray-white, fleshy, with a hanging ring and white or gray flakes, usually sticky to the touch. In a young mushroom, it is slightly convex, but over time it becomes completely flat. Leg (height 6-13 cm): cylindrical, hollow, slightly widened downwards. The color ranges from grayish to pale yellow. Amanita muscaria plates are similar in description to the plates of all representatives of fly agarics: frequent, but weak.
The fungus contains toxic compounds similar to those found 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 toadstool: it looks like the pale toadstool (Amanita phalloides) and the gray fly agaric (Amanita porphyria). Pale toadstool, unlike fly agaric, does not smell and has a smooth cap without flakes and growths.
And the gray fly agaric has a darker hat than the grebe.
Other names: yellow-green fly agaric, lemon fly agaric, yellow pale toadstool, lemon yellow fly agaric.
When it grows: from the beginning of August to the end of October practically throughout Eurasia and North America, less often on the African continent and in Australia.
Where to find it: prefers to grow near pines and oaks on sandy and slightly acidic soils.
Eating: not eaten due to poor taste.
Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.
Important! Although the toadstool is slightly toxic, you should not eat it. Even low doses of toxins can seriously affect the human body.
In addition, this mushroom can be easily confused with its more poisonous counterparts.
Description and photo of Amanita Royal
Before starting the description, it is worth noting that this mushroom received the name of the royal fly agaric directly from England. Also, in the Benelux, the mushroom is called “brown fly agaric”. And in Scandinavia, "the king of the Swedish mushrooms."
In 2000, an extensive study was carried out by the Germanic Mycological Society. As a result, the royal fly agaric was recognized as the mushroom of the year, and the mushroom of the millennium.
Hat
The most memorable is the royal fly agaric hat. Its diameter, depending on the age and place of growth, can vary from 5 to 25 cm. At first, this mushroom has a spherical cap, however, it does not remain so for long. With age, the cap of the mushroom straightens a little and stops pressing against the stem. If you look at the top, the surface will be covered with growths and white warts.
At the age of several weeks, the cap becomes open and rises above the edge. The surface continues to be strewn with white, yellow and brown flakes and growths. The cap itself has a dark brown tint at the very beginning of growth. However, it acquires a light color with age.
If you look under the hat, you can see quite wide white plates there. With age, they acquire a yellow or cream shade.
The flesh of this mushroom is quite thick and brittle. The cut shows a white color, which does not lose whiteness when interacting with oxygen.
The pulp does not have any smell that would scare away mushroom pickers.
However, this mushroom is fraught with a latent threat.
Leg
As for the leg, its height ranges from 8 to 25 cm. In many ways, the leg height directly depends on the age of the fungus and the conditions of its growth. The leg width also varies from 1 to 3 cm. At first, it has a pronounced tuberous shape. Then, it becomes slender and at the same time expands towards the base. The leg is covered with a whitish felt coating. The color resembles ocher. The older the fly agaric is, the fuller the leg becomes.
If you look at the leg itself, there is a small ring-skirt in the center. It sags to the bottom. Appears at the stage of development of the fungus, but not immediately. The surface of this ring is smooth and slightly stripes. Sometimes it can be torn apart. The ring is white in color, has a brown color along the edge. Also, often on the skirt there may also be warts that grow tightly to the leg.
Sometimes a skirt can be presented not one, but two at once. Has a yellowish tint.
Pulp
The pulp of the mushroom, despite all its danger, is white. It is elastic, has the usual mushroom smell. When interacting with oxygen, it does not lose its white color. However, with age, the pulp becomes more flaky. And the pulp of the leg begins to disappear altogether and acquires the structure of cotton wool.
When and where does the royal fly agaric grow
Where can this poisonous dangerous mushroom be waiting for you?
These mushrooms choose dense forests for their growth. Basically, they settle in the European or northern part of Russia. Not less common in Europe. Most often, the eastern and northern parts of it are chosen. In the west, the royal fly agaric practically does not occur.
The growing time of this mushroom is from June to September. By October, only the most seasoned representatives remain, however, gradually the pulp turns into dust. Regardless of the stage of growth, the fly agaric is dangerous at any stage of its life.
The fruiting period is active from July to October.
Amanita chooses places that are characterized by high levels of humidity. Therefore, it can be easily found near swamps and other bodies of water.
Poisonous mushroom fly agaric grungy
Category: inedible.
Amanita franchetii hat (diameter 4-11 cm): yellow, brown, chocolate, can be with a gray or olive tint. In a young, rough fly agaric, it has the shape of a semicircle, which, with age, changes to almost completely outstretched. The edges of the cap are usually smooth and even, but in older mushrooms they can break and curl upward.
Stem (height 5-11 cm): white or light yellow, hollow, tapering from bottom to top, covered with noticeable yellow flakes. Has a ring with ribbed edges.
Plates: poorly adherent or completely free, usually white, which changes to yellow-brown with age. And the white pulp at the site of a cut or break quickly turns yellow.
Botanists' views on the smell and taste of a grungy fly agaric vary. Some scientists note their pleasant feature, while others hold the exact opposite opinion.
Doubles: none.
Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.
When it grows: from early July to mid-October in many European countries, Central Asia, North America and Africa.
Where can you find it: in deciduous and mixed forests, prefers the neighborhood of oak and beech.
Eating: the mushroom is poisonous.
Death cap
Next, we will talk about the most poisonous mushroom in the world, which also belongs to the genus Amanita. Let's find out more about what a pale toadstool is.
Edible or not
It is forbidden to eat pale toadstool in any form. Even after boiling with a change of water, this mushroom retains its toxicity.
To kill an adult, it is enough to give him about 30 g of pulp. Death occurs as a result of a powerful intoxication, which causes the appearance of toxic hepatitis (liver failure), as well as acute heart failure. As a result of the action of toxic substances, the liver begins to deteriorate rapidly. The kidneys do not have time to remove toxins and simply refuse.
Important! The danger lies in the absence of symptoms of poisoning on the first day. Death after use occurs after 1.5 weeks in any case
Other name
Amanita muscaria is also called green fly agaric or white fly agaric. The Latin name of the species is Amanita phalloides.
What does it look like
- The mushroom cap has a diameter of up to 10 cm. At the initial stage of development of the fruiting body, it has a domed shape, but over time it becomes flat and then concave. As for the color, there are several variations. In some regions, there is a marsh-green grebe, in others, a yellowish-brown one. Also, the hat can be white.
The pulp is colored white. A distinctive feature is that after damage and prolonged contact with oxygen, the pulp does not change its color. Has a very faint odor.
The length of the leg varies between 8-15 cm in length and 1-2.5 cm in diameter. The color is identical to the hat. Sometimes there are mushrooms with a moiré pattern on the stem.
The plates are white, soft to the touch, located freely.
A distinctive feature of the white toadstool is the presence of a Volvo. This is a small part of the mushroom that looks like a burst egg and serves as a defense. Volvo can be noticed only in young mushrooms. In them, it has a width of up to 5 cm, is partly in the soil, the color is white, sometimes slightly yellowish.
When and where it grows, doubles
You can meet the most dangerous mushroom in the world on fertile soils where it feels best. As in the case of the red fly agaric, the toadstool enters into symbiosis with trees, so this mushroom can be found in any deciduous forest where beeches, oaks, and hazel grow. Sometimes found in open areas, where livestock is often grazed.
Distributed in the temperate climate of Eurasia, and also found in North America.
Separately, it should be said about the doubles. The fact is that due to toadstool, a huge number of people die every year only for the reason that it is confused with champignon.
Learn more about champignons: benefits and harms to the body, methods of growing, technology of growing at home, freezing in a home refrigerator.
If the toadstool is painted pure white, then an inexperienced mushroom picker, cutting off only the cap, can easily confuse and eat an incredibly dangerous mushroom. Also, toadstool is confused with green russula, floats and green tea.
In order not to confuse champignon with toadstool, you should first of all look at the color of the plates, which darken with time in champignons. In the green fly agaric, they always remain white. As for russules, they never form a volva, and there is also no ring in the upper part of the leg. The flesh of the russula is brittle, and that of the fly agaric is fleshy, dense.
Video: how to distinguish between pale toadstool and green russula
At the greenfinch, not only the outer part of the cap is painted, but also the plate. They are greenish in color. Also, greenfinch lacks a Volvo.
Poisonous mushrooms. How to protect yourself from danger
Fungi are a vast group of living organisms. From the point of view of science, they represent a separate link located between the world of animals and plants. But in popular literature, mushrooms are often referred to as the plant kingdom. Fungal organisms are present almost everywhere - in water, air, soil. Of course, these are not "ordinary" mushrooms with a leg and a cap, but mold and rot.
Depending on the possibility of eating, mushrooms can be roughly divided into four large groups.
Edible mushrooms can be used without any restrictions - fry, boil, steam, simmer, salt, pickle. You can not eat mushrooms only for people who have certain digestive disorders, individual intolerance, chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Conditionally edible mushrooms can be poisonous in their raw state, or contain natural bitterness, i.e. Have an unpleasant taste. After boiling for a long time, such mushrooms can be eaten, but the process of their preparation is quite time consuming. In addition, not all toxins can be dissolved during boiling, and the danger of poisoning still remains (albeit very low). Depending on the species, the poison can also be eliminated by drying or soaking.
Gyromitrin is a toxin contained in a conditionally edible mushroom line. If the mushrooms have been properly processed (boiled in boiling water with multiple water changes), gyromitrin is completely removed from the pulp.
But with insufficient processing, this poison destabilizes the exchange of amino acids in the body, and also blocks the action of the vital vitamin B6
Neurotoxins are a group of mushroom poisons that usually do not kill, but they do a lot of harm. They cause poisoning of varying severity. Toxins entering the body disrupt the transmission of nerve impulses. Poisoning is accompanied by vomiting, nausea, fever, profuse salivation, headache, weakness. In some cases, visual hallucinations and tinnitus are possible. Often, even after treatment, there are long-term effects of poisoning, which are very difficult to cope with.
In Europe and Asia, there are about 25 species of especially dangerous poisonous mushrooms and about 80 species of low toxicity. The most common poisonous mushroom in central Russia is the pale grebe. It grows in the forest zone, like most edible species, bears fruit from July to October. PHOTO. The pulp of a pale toadstool is tasteless, odorless. Even one piece of this mushroom that gets on the plate practically guarantees a lethal outcome. No cure has yet been found for toadstool toxins.
The gall fungus is found mainly in places where porcini mushrooms grow (and outwardly differs little from them). It can be rejected only by the pinkish tint of the bottom of the cap. The gall fungus does not cause fatal poisoning, but it contains a lot of bitterness, and bitter substances have a high penetrating ability. Therefore, one accidentally found specimen can make your whole "catch" bitter.
Read also: Potato Sante: description and cultivation
False grass grows, like ordinary mushrooms, on rotten stumps and tree debris. Fruiting from April to October. The flesh of the false foam is yellow, with an unpleasant odor and a very bitter taste.In some cases, this fungus can cause poisoning.
Everyone has known the red fly agaric since childhood. It is very poisonous, but due to its characteristic "appearance" it rarely gets into baskets. PHOTO. There are many toxins in the pulp of this mushroom that cause respiratory problems, convulsions, and loss of consciousness. Other types of fly agaric (panther, grebe) are more poisonous and can be deadly.
The satanic mushroom grows in the southern regions of Russia and neighboring countries. It is quite large, it looks attractive, its flesh is sweetish in taste. The mushroom is extremely poisonous.
You can study poisonous mushrooms in more detail in the illustrated reference books that are produced for each region. It is advisable to take such literature with you when going on a "mushroom hunt". Don't try to fill your basket as soon as possible! If the mushroom found causes you even the slightest doubt, leave it to grow further. Do not touch beautiful fly agarics or unusual, unknown mushrooms - the poison can remain on the skin, and then accidentally get on the oral mucosa.
Are you going to cook conditionally edible mushrooms? Read carefully the rules for boiling them. Most of these types should be boiled in several waters for at least half an hour, then rinsed and dried. In some cases, pre-soaking is required.
Description of toadstool fly agaric
The diameter of the cap of the toadstool is 3-8 cm. At first, its shape is hemispherical, then it becomes convexly outstretched, and then it is almost flat. The cap is fleshy, thick, with a smooth edge. The color of the cap is grayish-yellow, yellow-green or lemon-yellow.
Light yellow-brown warts are scattered on the surface. The hat is sometimes so light that the yellow-green or gray shade is almost impossible to guess.
In our country, in addition to the main form of grebe-like fly agarics, there are 2 more color forms: a rare gray form and a widespread pure white form.
The pulp is white, and yellowish under the skin. The pulp tastes unpleasant and smells like raw potatoes. The plates are whitish with a yellow tint. The edges of the plates are yellowish.
The height of the leg ranges from 5 to 12 centimeters, and the diameter is 0.8-2 centimeters. With age, the leg becomes hollow. Its color is white or yellowish. A finely grooved ring sits on the leg. The base of the leg is thicker, tuberous in shape. There is no pronounced volva, but there is a characteristic groove-groove passing around the leg.
Places of distribution of lemon fly agaric
These fly agarics grow in coniferous and deciduous forests. They bear fruit abundantly. They grow mainly on acidic poor soils. Mycorrhiza is formed with birch, oak, pine and spruce. They can grow in the mountains, at an altitude of no more than 1000 meters.
Lemon fly agarics are common throughout the forest zone of the Russian Federation. The fruiting period is from July to November.
Edibility, toxicity and hallucinogenic properties of toadstool fly agaric
The edibility and toxicity of these mushrooms has been debated for a long time. But today it is believed that after prolonged heat treatment, these mushrooms become edible and do not cause poisoning.
However, the lemon fly agaric contains a small concentration of psychotropic substances: DMT, 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin. Traces of α-amanitin and phalloidin are also noted.
A minor stomach upset occurs when grebes are eaten raw, in large enough quantities. But if you boil the fly agarics well and drain the water, then the potential threat will be eliminated.
Due to the presence of DMT, 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin in the composition of this fungus, it is classified among other species that can cause psychodysleptic syndrome.
Similarities of Lemon Amanita to Other Dangerous Mushrooms
The toadstool bears a resemblance to the pale toadstool, which is why it got its name, so it can be easily confused with this deadly mushroom. In this connection, it is not recommended to collect lemon fly agarics, especially for novice mushroom pickers.
It is worth remembering that there is a practically unpainted form of the toadstool, and it is easy to confuse it with the deadly poisonous fly agaric and smelly fly agaric, or the light form of the pale toadstool.
You can distinguish lemon fly agaric from yellow toadstool by the yellow-green or lemon-yellow color of the cap and the thickened base of the leg in the form of a solid tuber. In a pale toadstool, the cap is green or yellow-green with yellow-brown fibers, and at the base of the leg there is a free volva.
Areas of growth of rough fly agaric.
Amanita muscariae are common in mixed forests. They settle on the soil. You can find them under beeches, oaks and hornbeams. Fruit bodies grow in groups. The described species is found in Europe, Central Asia, Transcaucasia, Japan, North America and North Africa. Fruiting of Amanita muscaria is observed from July to October.
Evaluation of the edibility of Amanita muscaria.
Although the scabies are often referred to as conditionally edible species, there is no reliable information about its edibility. Some authors note that edibility has not been determined, others indicate that this species is inedible and even poisonous, and still others claim that scabies are quite edible, they even have a pleasant taste and smell. Due to the fact that information varies, it is not recommended to collect this species.
Fly agaric poisoning.
When poisoning with mushrooms of the genus Amanita, some parts of the cerebral cortex are affected, as a result, auditory and visual hallucinations develop. The victim's physical activity increases. With a large dose of toxins, convulsions and loss of consciousness occur.
The first signs of intoxication of the body appear after 30 minutes - 6 hours after their use. The victim has abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, cyanosis, increased salivation. The strength of the manifestation of poisoning can be different. It depends on the amount of poison that has entered the body.
Similar species with rough fly agaric.
Amanita muscaria can be easily distinguished from other members of the genus due to its characteristic appearance and rare distribution.
Related species of Amanita muscaria.
Sicilian fly agaric is inedible. It is characterized by an egg-shaped cap at a young age and later spread out. Its color is yellow-brown or dark brown. The edges of the cap are striped; in old age they become furrowed. Young mushrooms are covered with a thick ash-colored volva, which decays over time, leaving warts from it. The leg is light yellow or yellow-brown. In its lower part there are ring-shaped remains of a volva, which darken when pressed.
Amanita muscaria grows in deciduous and deciduous forests. They settle on clayey heavy soils.
Amanita Caesar is an edible relative of the rough fly agaric. Its cap is hemispherical or convex-outstretched. The color of the cap is fiery red or orange; it turns yellow when wilted. The surface of the cap is bare, rarely with large remains of a white bedspread. The leg is fleshy, strong, club-shaped. Its color is golden or light yellow. In the upper part of the leg there is a wide hanging ring, and at the base there is a semi-free volva. The pulp is strong, with a pleasant taste and smell of hazelnut, white.
Amanita Caesar fruiting occurs from June to October. The species grows in light old forests. Amanita muscaria is found rough under chestnuts and oaks, sometimes under birches, beeches and hazels. They settle on acidic soils. Meet one at a time.
