Mutant Muscaria!!

[wildherbalian85]

Found this interesting looking Fly Agaric today with some nice colours to it, the mushroom was still a fairly young mushroom.....







it was growing within yards of some normal coloured fly agarics near my work, i didn't have a camera on me at the time so i just picked it and brought it home to photograph

[flaxton]

There are one or two varieties with a different cap colour but I don't know whether yours would fit into one of those.

Mal

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by flaxton

There are one or two varieties with a different cap colour but I don't know whether yours would fit into one of those.

Mal

There is white, golden yellow/ orange, and red... could be....var. Muscaria, formosa, alba

Personally i don't have a clue whats up with this mushroom but i will keep an eye out over the coming Weeks for more of them.

[wildherbalian85]

If anyone has doubts on this being a Fly agaric i have pictures the classic orangy stuff that appears just under the skin....

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by flaxton

There are one or two varieties with a different cap colour but I don't know whether yours would fit into one of those.

Mal

It is possible that it could be sun bleached but then i have to ask the question: Why weren't they all like this??

[NickCantle]

Ooh don't you wish it was A. caesarea

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Ooh don't you wish it was A. caesarea

no, why??

[Steve Wurzel]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Ooh don't you wish it was A. caesarea

I popped into this thread to see if someone had found a Caesar's Mushroom in the UK too

The reason why you might like to find one wildherbalian85, is in a French/English top20 edible mushrooms.. Amanita caesarea is No3!! in fact No1 & 2 are truffles, so it is the highest rated for taste "real mushroom" in the list.

Sadly it isn't found in the UK, but it looks like Amanita Muscaria, generally without the spots and a larger cup-like volva, hence why your title for this thread was greeted with excitement by me, and I guess Nick too

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by Steve Wurzel

I popped into this thread to see if someone had found a Caesar's Mushroom in the UK too

The reason why you might like to find one wildherbalian85, is in a French/English top20 edible mushrooms.. Amanita caesarea is No3!! in fact No1 & 2 are truffles, so it is the highest rated for taste "real mushroom" in the list.

Sadly it isn't found in the UK, but it looks like Amanita Muscaria, generally without the spots and a larger cup-like volva, hence why your title for this thread was greeted with excitement by me, and I guess Nick too

Steve
Just look for the YELLOW gills its a dead giveaway

Mal