Mitchell_gainz Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I found these mushrooms in Santa Cruz California. They caught my eyebwhen i was on a trail run. I went home and tried to research what type they were, and my guess was Amanita Mascaria. However, i wish to see some confirmation on this from some people who are more familiar with mushrooms. Please help me identify these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I agree; these look like Amanita muscaria flavivolvata, the red-capped western NA version of the "Fly Agaric". The eastern NA version --which has a yellow or orangish cap color-- is called Amanita muscaria guessowii. Interestingly, Amanita researcher Rod Tulloss reports that these two versions do not have significantly different DNA signatures. http://www.amanitaceae.org/?Amanita+muscaria+subsp.+flavivolvata Mushroom Expert does a nice job of describing the key ID features for A. muscaria. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_muscaria_flavivolvata.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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