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Gemmed Amanita - Amanita cf. gemmata
Yellow cap with white warts that easily brush off. there was a slight collar on stem base and frosty universal veil remnants.
Habitat: Growing on the ground in a coniferous forest in an area with sandy soil and lots of pine.
Notes: This mushroom species is considered toxic because it contains the same psychoactive chemical compounds (ibotenic acid and muscimol) that are found in the hallucinogenic Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric).
*The North American version of Am. gemmata is probably different than the European species. Taxonomy is uncertain at this point.
"Amanita gemmata", commonly known as the gemmed Amanita, jeweled deathcap or the jonquil Amanita, is an agaric mushroom of the family Amanitaceae and genus "Amanita". The fruit body has a cap that is a dull to golden shade of yellow, and typically 2.5–12 cm in diameter.
