Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) — Minnesota Seasons

Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy

Overview

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
			Sources 4, 7, 24, 26, 29, 30, 77.
	10/2/2023


	Taxonomy
	Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)
	Subkingdom	Dikarya
	Phylum	Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete Fungi)
	Subphylum	Agaricomycotina (Higher Basidiomycetes)
	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
	Agaricus aureolus Agaricus imperialis Agaricus muscarius Agaricus muscarius var. formosus Agaricus muscarius var. puella Agaricus muscarius var. sanguineus Agaricus nobilis Agaricus pseudoaurantiacus Agaricus puellus Amanita aureola Amanita circinnata Amanita formosa Amanita muscaria Amanita muscaria f. aureola Amanita muscaria f. beglyanovae Amanita muscaria f. eu-umbrina Amanita muscaria f. europaea Amanita muscaria f. flavivolvata Amanita muscaria f. formosa Amanita muscaria f. guessowii Amanita muscaria f. vaginata Amanita muscaria hercynica Amanita muscaria minor Amanita muscaria puella Amanita muscaria ssp. americana Amanita muscaria ssp. flavivolvata Amanita muscaria ssp. umbrina Amanita muscaria sudedica Amanita muscaria var. alba Amanita muscaria var. americana Amanita muscaria var. aureola Amanita muscaria var. coccinea Amanita muscaria var. flavivolvata Amanita muscaria var. formosa Amanita muscaria var. fuligineoverrucosa Amanita muscaria var. guessowii Amanita muscaria var. minor Amanita muscaria var. interim puella Amanita muscaria var. sanguinea Amanita muscaria var. speciosa Amanita muscaria var. tomentosa Amanita muscaria var. vaginata Amanita muscaria var. vulgaris Amanita puella Amanitaria muscaria Hypophyllum muscarium Venenarius muscarius

	Common Names
	Fly Agaric


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	Ryan Dupay




	The Danimal

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






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	Luciearl






	Megan and Rob Szymczak

	Jay Cooke State Park. On the Silver Creek Trail



	Pat Luke and Austin





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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

	About 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



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.



Maureen Haggerty 8/29/2023	Location: West Lakeland Township



Kristine Hennix 10/2/2022	Location: Foley, MN



Jahjehwa 10/1/2022	Location: Milaca, MN



George 9/7/2021	Location: Virginia MN



Desiray Lawrence 9/12/2019	Location: Ely, MN



Luciearl 9/2/2019	Location: Fairview Twp.



Megan and Rob Szymczak 9/19/2018	Location: Jay Cooke State Park On the Silver Creek Trail



Pat Luke and Austin 8/26/2016	Location: St. Croix State Park



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