Fly Agaric

(Amanita muscaria)

Overview
Fly Agaric
Photo by Megan and Rob Szymczak
 

Fly Agaric is a common and widespread genus of gilled mushrooms. It is found in late summer and fall, solitary, scattered, or in groups or rings. It grows on the ground under pine, spruce, fir, aspens, and birch.

 
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

4, 7, 24, 26, 29, 30, 77.

 
  10/2/2023      
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Fungi (fungi)  
  Subkingdom Dikarya  
  Phylum Basidiomycota (club fungi)  
  Subphylum Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms)  
  Class Agaricomycetes (mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, and allies)  
  Subclass Agaricomycetidae  
  Order Agaricales (common gilled mushrooms and allies)  
  Suborder Pluteineae  
  Family Amanitaceae (Amanita mushrooms and allies)  
  Tribe Amaniteae  
  Genus Amanita (Amanita mushrooms)  
  Subgenus Amanita  
  Section Amanita  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

American Yellow Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. guessowii)

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. alba)

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. flavivolvata)

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. muscaria)

Yellow-orange Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. formosa)

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
     
       
 

Common Names

 
  Fly Agaric  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Ryan Dupay

 
    Fly Agaric      
 

The Danimal

 
  Interested to know the variety (guessowii, flavivolvata, etc). If anyone can identify with certainty, please reach out to me.   Fly Agaric  
           
    Fly Agaric   Fly Agaric  
           
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Maureen Haggerty

 
    Fly Agaric      
 

Jahjehwa

 
    Fly Agaric      
 

Kristine Hennix

 
    Fly Agaric   Fly Agaric  
           
    Fly Agaric      
 

George

 
    Fly Agaric      
 

Desiray Lawrence

 
    Fly Agaric      
 

Luciearl

 
    Fly Agaric   Fly Agaric  
           
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Megan and Rob Szymczak

 
 

Jay Cooke State Park. On the Silver Creek Trail

 
    Fly Agaric      
 

Pat Luke and Austin

 
    Fly Agaric      
           
 
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Amanita muscaria
Andree Reno Sanborn
  Amanita muscaria  
     

 

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  Fly agaric growing and dying time lapse
Neil Bromhall
 
   
 
About

Published on Dec 17, 2012

Fly agaric and 'Phallus impudicus' fungi filmed by Neil Bromhall for www.rightplants4me.co.uk This Fly agaric 'Aminita muscaria' sequence is material put together filmed over two seasons.

At the end of the sequence a Stink Horn fungi 'Phallus impudicus' grows. It's head smells of rotting flesh to attract flies and other insects. The flies eat the brown spores and fly away, distributing the spores around the forest.

   
  Fly Agaric - Mushrooms
Crimsonrose Lilith
 
   
 
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Uploaded on Dec 7, 2011

Amanita Muscaria mushrooms I filmed in an amateur way! Not easy when trying to walk through brambles... Well worth it though.. They are lovely...

   

 

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  Ryan Dupay
10/24/2023

Location: Andover, Mn

Fly Agaric  
  The Danimal
10/1/2023

Location: Pomroy, Minnesota

Interested to know the variety (guessowii, flavivolvata, etc). If anyone can identify with certainty, please reach out to me.

Fly Agaric  
  Maureen Haggerty
8/29/2023

Location: West Lakeland Township

Fly Agaric  
  Kristine Hennix
10/2/2022

Location: Foley, MN

Fly Agaric  
  Jahjehwa
10/1/2022

Location: Milaca, MN

Fly Agaric  
  George
9/7/2021

Location: Virginia MN

Fly Agaric  
  Desiray Lawrence
9/12/2019

Location: Ely, MN

Fly Agaric  
  Luciearl
9/2/2019

Location: Fairview Twp.

Fly Agaric  
  Megan and Rob Szymczak
9/19/2018

Location: Jay Cooke State Park

On the Silver Creek Trail

Fly Agaric  
  Pat Luke and Austin
8/26/2016

Location: St. Croix State Park

Fly Agaric  
           
 
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