American Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria var. flavi volvata)
Amanita muscaria is a mushroom native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, and has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the Southern Hemisphere. It forms symbiotic relationships with many trees, including pine, spruce, fir, birch, and cedar.
American Fly agaric is one of three recognized varieties. It is found from southern Alaska down through the Rocky Mountains, through Central America, all the way to Andean Colombia.
This mushroom is POISONOUS. Amanita muscaria contains several neurotoxins: ibotenic acid (structurally similar to the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamic acid), muscimol (structurally similar to GABA which is the main psychoactive component producing sedative and dissociative manifestations), and, in a much smaller amount, muscarine (a cholinergic toxin). Poisoning has occurred in young children and in people who ingested the mushrooms for a hallucinogenic experience.
American Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria var. flavi volvata)
Amanita muscaria is a mushroom native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, and has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the Southern Hemisphere. It forms symbiotic relationships with many trees, including pine, spruce, fir, birch, and cedar.
American Fly agaric is one of three recognized varieties. It is found from southern Alaska down through the Rocky Mountains, through Central America, all the way to Andean Colombia.
This mushroom is POISONOUS. Amanita muscaria contains several neurotoxins: ibotenic acid (structurally similar to the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamic acid), muscimol (structurally similar to GABA which is the main psychoactive component producing sedative and dissociative manifestations), and, in a much smaller amount, muscarine (a cholinergic toxin). Poisoning has occurred in young children and in people who ingested the mushrooms for a hallucinogenic experience.