Fly Agaric ( Amanita muscaria )

This probably the most iconic of all the fungi was photographed early morning in birch woodland in Hampshire. This rosey red , almost apple shaped specimen had lost its characteristic white warts on the cap ( remnants of the universal veil ) probably washed of by the recent rain . Tempting though it looks it is highly psychoactive and hallucinogenic! , used throughout millennia by shamans and seers to commune with the gods , and given as gifts to pass the long winter nights! 12.10.22

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