Blusher
Amanita rubescens
Poisonous: never pick it to eat.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Amanita rubescens
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Under the cap
- Gills
- Cap
- Domed, Flat
- Stem
- Ring
- Lives by
- Partner of trees
- Season
- Summer, Autumn
- Habitat
- Broadleaf forest, Conifer forest
- Spore print
- White
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Young Amanita mushrooms are wrapped in a veil that tears as they grow, and scraps of it can stay on the cap.
- Slugs nibble its caps and fly larvae often tunnel inside, so one mushroom can feed many small animals.
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Similar fungi
- Caesars mushroom
Amanita caesarea
- Fly agaric
Amanita muscaria
- Panther cap
Amanita pantherina
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q623485 · All fungi · All entries