Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric)

I want to tell you about one of my favorite botanicals! It’s a fungus you’re sure to recognize. The mushrooms are red with white spots. It’s called Amanita muscaria or fly agaric, and it is both hallucinogenic and poisonous. What’s not to love? 🍄

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Information provided by:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkCS9ePWuLU


2. “Amanita muscaria: Chemistry, ecology, myths” by Carboue, Q. & Lopez, M. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia1030069


3. “The deceptive mushroom: Accidental Amanita muscaria poisoning” by Rampolli, F.I. et al. https://doi.org/10.12890%2F2021_002212


4. https://www.acslab.com/mushrooms/amanita-muscaria-vs-psychedelic-mushrooms


5. https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/flyagaric.shtml


6. “Fly agaric and man” by R. Gordon Wasson in Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (1967)


7. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/fungi-and-lichens/fly-agaric/