Peach-colored fly agaric
Amanita persicina
A species of Amanita mushrooms.
For those interested in finding the peach-hued Amanita persicina, your best bet is to search through the fallen leaves beneath hemlock, pine, and oak trees along North America's eastern seaboard. Its rounded cap is often missed, but its unique speckles and color make it a rewarding sight to behold. Remember, this mushroom is toxic, so limit your interaction to observation and photography.
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Attributes of Peach-colored fly agaric
Cap Diameter
4 - 13 cm
Height
4 - 11 cm
Cap
Cap 4 - 13 cm across; hemispheric to convex, plano-convex; pinkish-melon to peach-orange, red
Gills
Free; crowded; creamy, pale pinkish
Stem
Stem 4 - 11 cm long, 1 - 2 cm thick; pale yellow, tannish white
Flesh
White; not staining when cut or injured
Volva
Over the cap; pale yellowish to pale tannish; smooth, subviscid
Ring
On the stem; fragile; white, yellowish
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly sweet and pleasant
Body Color
YellowRedWhiteOrangePink
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Peach-colored fly agaric by these plants
Oaks, Pines
Species Status
Common
Endangered Species
No
Scientific Classification of Peach-colored fly agaric
Phylum
Club fungi
Class
Mushroom-forming fungi
Order
Gilled fungi
Family
Amanita
Genus
Amanita mushrooms
Toxicity and Edibility of Peach-colored fly agaric
Is Peach-colored fly agaric Toxic?
The salmon-hued fly agaric is an exceptionally poisonous fungus. Typical signs of toxicity include profuse drooling, increased urination and defecation, digestive distress, a drop in blood pressure, and heavy perspiration. Fatalities may result from respiratory system collapse.
