Fly agaric (*Amanita muscaria*) with a red cap and pale warts.

Fly agaric (*Amanita muscaria*) in woodland.

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Species record

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Explore the Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

Fly agaric is a conspicuous woodland mushroom with a red to orange cap, pale warts, and white gills. It forms mycorrhizal partnerships with trees such as birch and pine.

Classification in this archive

  1. Kingdom: Fungi
  2. Phylum: Basidiomycota
  3. Class: Agaricomycetes
  4. Order: Agaricales
  5. Family: Amanitaceae
  6. Genus: Amanita
  7. Species: Amanita muscaria

Habitat and distribution

Selected documented locations — not a complete species range.

Habitat
boreal forest, birch woodland, conifer forest
Selected regions
Asia, Europe, North America
Selected countries
Canada, Finland, Japan, Sweden, United States

Conservation status

Conservation status not recorded.

Did you know?

  • Fly agaric caps can be red with white warts.
  • Fly agaric exchanges nutrients with tree roots through a mycorrhizal partnership.

More images

The underside of a fly agaric mushroom (*Amanita muscaria*), showing its pale gills.

Fly agaric (*Amanita muscaria*) with the gills visible beneath the cap.

Creator: Jason Quinn

Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0

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Sources and attribution