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[[Amanita muscaria]], also known as fly agarlic, is a basidiomycete fungus native to temperate and boreal regions in the Norther Hemisphere. Amanita muscaria are cosmopolitan species and associates with a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees. Easily recognizable for their iconic toadstool appearance, Amanita muscaria are poisonous and contain psychoactive constituents. | [[Amanita muscaria]], also known as fly agarlic, is a basidiomycete fungus native to temperate and boreal regions in the Norther Hemisphere. Amanita muscaria are cosmopolitan species and associates with a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees. Easily recognizable for their iconic toadstool appearance, Amanita muscaria are poisonous and contain psychoactive constituents. | ||
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Amanitaceae
Amanita muscaria, also known as fly agarlic, is a basidiomycete fungus native to temperate and boreal regions in the Norther Hemisphere. Amanita muscaria are cosmopolitan species and associates with a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees. Easily recognizable for their iconic toadstool appearance, Amanita muscaria are poisonous and contain psychoactive constituents.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales family: Amanitaceae
Overview
Amanita muscaria has many variations in regional subspecies which can be distinguished by their environment and physiology.
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Description | |
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Amanita muscaria var. muscaria | Euro-Asian fly agaric | Bright red fly agaric from northern Europe and Asia. Cap might be orange or yellow due to slow development of the purple pigment. | ||
Amanita muscaria var. flavivolvata | American fly agaric | red, with yellow to yellowish-white warts. It is found from southern Alaska down through the Rocky Mountains, through Central America, all the way to Andean Colombia. | ||
Amanita muscaria var. guessowii | American fly agaric (yellow variant) | has a yellow to orange cap, with the centre more orange or perhaps even reddish orange. | ||
Amanita muscaria var. inzengae | Inzenga's fly agaric | it has a pale yellow to orange-yellow cap with yellowish warts and stem which may be tan. |
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Ecology
Fly agarlic has been used historically as a pesticide by combining the mushroom with milk and spraying on plants. The practice of using amanita muscaria for pest management in Germanic and Slavic speaking parts of Europe lead to the fungus claiming the common name "fly agarlic" for its ability to kill flies.[2]
Medicinal Use
References
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2. Wasson, R. Gordon. Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973.
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