Amanita rubescens

They are said to be delicious although they belong to amanita family. They look like famous Amanita pantherina which also has white warts on the cap. Once Amanita rubescens are damaged, they change the color more pink-brownish. It does not happen on Amanita pantherina. Amanita pantherina contain muscimol causing hallucination while Amanita rubescens does not.








Stipe and whole statue




(10th July, 1999 at Aikawa)

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