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November Mushrooms [Contest Archives November 2002]

© Kathy Cunningham

November Mushrooms

Uploaded: November 24, 2002 02:57:46

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Patricia Arrance November 24, 2002

Super shot. Do you know what type of mushroom they are. #13871

Gary H. Minish level-classic May 26, 2019

Nice macro Kathy! Is that another fungus growing on the fungus, or is it just an odd feature of that particular mushroom? #25622

Carol Sherman May 26, 2019

Well Done!!!! Great shot of it and I was wondering the same thing?lol #25680

Kathy Cunningham May 26, 2019

Thank you for your comments.

If I'm looking at my mushroom book right it is called Fly Amanita (Amanita muscaria). The "splotches" are a feature of the mushroom. It is highly poisonous---but rather beautiful for a mushroom. I've seen it once or twice in the woods here on the Olympic Peninsula, but this year some of my neighbors seem to have colonies of these in their yards. As they get older the tops flatten out and they're not nearly so neat looking. They say it's called Fly Amanita because in Europe, years ago, an extract was supposedly made from it that killed flies. #25760

Gary H. Minish level-classic May 26, 2019

Thanks for the info Kathy. I'm dedicating your photo to memory to make sure that I never feel inclined to eat one of these! #25767

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