Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
A mature orange form of perhaps the world's most famous mushroom - the fly agaric - growing halfway up the north face of Mount Rainier on one of the last days of summer. Normally bright red, this highly toxic mushroom can make anyone ingesting it extremely sick (and possibly fatally). This psychoactive fungus has had such an impact on most major cultures in the history of humans that it is mentioned in just about every culture's folklore and religious texts where it is found in the northern hemisphere.
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- Contained in galleries
- Light-Spored Gilled Mushrooms
