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synonyms: Amanite rougissante, Blusher, Golmotte, Perlpilz, Piruló galóca
Amanita rubescens field Mushroom
Ref No: 7039
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Amanita rubescens var annulosulphurea Mushroom
Ref No: 7040
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Amanita rubescens Mushroom
Ref No: 7041
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Amanita rubescens3.jpg Mushroom
Ref No: 9759
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Amanita rubescens 6 Mushroom
Ref No: 21456
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Ring on stem, Volva on stem, Bulbous base of stem
flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Amanita rubescens ([Pers.] Fr.) S. F. Gray, The Blusher, Amanite rougissante, Golmotte, Oronge vineuse, Perlpilz, Agarico rosseggiante, Tignosa vinata, Parelamaniet, Piruló galóca. Cap 5–15cm across, rosy brown to flesh colour, sometimes with a yellowish flush covered with white or slightly reddish patches. Stem 60–140´10–25mm, white, strongly flushed with cap colour, white above the striate membranous ring, becoming reddish near the bulbous base which occasionally has scattered scaly patches of volva. Flesh white, gradually becoming pink when bruised or exposed to air, especially in the stem. Taste mild at first then faintly acrid, smell not distinctive. Gills free, white, becoming spotted with red where damaged. Spore print white. Spores ovate, amyloid, 8–9 x 5–5.5µ. Habitat in coniferous and deciduous woodland. Season summer to autumn. Very common. Edible when cooked but poisonous if eaten raw; the water it is cooked in should be discarded, best to avoid it altogether as it does contain dangerous toxins. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Kristina Trott (United States) - 02 December 2015

A day later than previous shot- woods full of these this summer.
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Kristina Trott (United States) - 02 December 2015

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Lyubomir Radoev (Bulgaria) - 14 July 2013

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Lyubomir Radoev (Bulgaria) - 14 July 2013

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Lyubomir Radoev (Bulgaria) - 09 June 2013

This mushroom was found in Stara Planina, Bulgaria.
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Tudor Ioana (Romania) - 12 December 2012

Paul Covic si Ioana Tudor, Romania, 2012. Amanita rubescens
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Wesley Ivins (United States) - 11 November 2012

Amanita rubescens. Photo taken by Wes Ivins. September 19th, 2012 Jamestown North Carolina
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Dejan Stojanovic (Yugoslavia) - 20 May 2012

Amanita rubescens (Pers: Fr) SF Gray Location: Southern Serbia Municipality Gadzin Han, Long Polyana village.
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Dejan Stojanovic (Yugoslavia) - 14 May 2012

Municipality Gadžin Han, Long Polyana village (Dubac), South Serbia, SERBIA.
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Dejan Stojanovic (Yugoslavia) - 25 July 2011

Photo, Dejan Stojanovic - DRAGON, city Babušnica, Southern Serbia, SERBIA.
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Sergey Bober (United States) - 06 July 2011

Sergey Bober New Hampshire, July,5 2011
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Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 30 June 2011

Find and photo taken by Marjan Kustera, Serbia,Niš.
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Jo Priestnall (United Kingdom) - 26 June 2011

Oct 2008 New Forest
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Ashley Watson (United Kingdom) - 05 October 2010

Leicester, England, September 2010
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Greg Lay (United Kingdom) - 25 September 2010

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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 26 July 2010

8.07.2007 Lasy sosnowe.Kalisz kaszubski.Poland
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Lazar Payakoff (Bulgaria) - 31 May 2010

Amanita rubescens. Bulgaria, 30 May 2010
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Lazar Payakoff (Bulgaria) - 31 May 2010

Amanita rubescens. Bulgaria, May 30, 2010.
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Vina Simona (Romania) - 17 July 2009

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nesko simic (United Kingdom) - 07 February 2009

Berks
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 01 November 2008

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 01 November 2008

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