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Emerging Amanitas! It has been quite dry and these ‘shrooms are not quite as colourful as I would hope. These were “hatching” by the base of a horse-chestnut tree. Amanita muscaria,Canada,Fall,Fly agaric,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge

Emerging Amanitas!

It has been quite dry and these ‘shrooms are not quite as colourful as I would hope. These were “hatching” by the base of a horse-chestnut tree.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Wow they look like earthballs/puffballs in this stage. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Yes, they do. I have a couple more photos that I may post. It seems that this urban habitat is just right for them as it is for the Grey Squirrels that are foraging. Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Cool! I had no idea they would look like this when young. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Yes, it was interesting to see them like this. After the rain they sprouted very quickly. Posted 5 years ago

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The Fly agaric

Amanita muscaria is a poisonous and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, Amanita muscaria has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the southern hemisphere, generally as a symbiont with pine plantations, and is now a true cosmopolitan species.

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Similar species: Agaricales
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Uploaded Oct 14, 2019. Captured Oct 13, 2019 14:02 in 3807 W 30th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6S 1W9, Canada.
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.