Amanita strobiliformis (Amanita strobiliformis)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Amanitaceae (Amanitaceae)
- Genus: Amanita (Amanita)
- Type: Amanita strobiliformis (Amanita strobiliformis)
Fly agaric (Amanita strobiliformis) – a rare species of fly agaric with a disjunctive range.
Description
The white or white-yellow surface of the cap of the pineal fly agaric is covered with large thick angular grayish scales; mature specimens have a flat cap.
The edge of the cap often bears the remains of a veil.
The plates are free, soft, fawn in color.
The leg is white, in young specimens it is covered with longitudinal stripes.
In the middle part of the stem, a white ring with velvety scales is usually noticeable.
The base of the foot is slightly expanded.
The pulp is white, dense.
Spores: whitish.
Edibility: conditionally edible, but can be confused with poisonous representatives of the genus. Therefore, we strongly do not recommend using this unless you are 100% sure.
Habitat
Deciduous oak forests, parks, calcareous soil. In Our Country, the pineal fly agaric is found only in the Belgorod region, where several locations are known in Novooskolsky and Valuysky districts. In addition, it is found in Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Eastern Georgia, as well as in Central and Eastern Kazakhstan, in Western Europe, with the exception of its northern part.
Season: summer autumn.