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Red Mushroom or Fly Agaric

Although generally considered poisonous, deaths are extremely rare, and it has been consumed as a food in parts of Europe, Asia, and North America after parboiling in water. Amanita muscaria is now primarily famed for its hallucinogenic properties, with its main psychoactive constituent being the compound muscimol. It was used as an intoxicant and entheogen by the peoples of Siberia and has a religious significance in these cultures. Found in the pine forest at Hanmer Springs. I for one was not game to try one. A very beautiful looking Mushroom.

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Uploaded on May 28, 2011
Taken on May 16, 2011