Harder to find
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria var. guessowii
- WhenFruits May and June and September and OctoberTwo flushes: late spring and fall
- WhereMostly East Tennessee
Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. guessowii) is a mushroom that is harder to find in Tennessee. Say it: am-uh-ny-tuh mus-kair-ee-uh, variety gess-oh-ee-eye.
How to know it
- Has: White gills
- Has: Ring on the stem
- Has: White warts on the cap
Ours is yellow-orange, not storybook red
Poisonous A relative of the deadly Destroying Angel
Never eat a wild mushroom without an expert
Where and when
Fruits
Two flushes: late spring and fall
Where to look
- Grows on Forest soil
- Trees Pines, oaks and other trees
- Soil Acidic soil
- Conditions Late spring and fall rains
Watch
Video coming soon. Fly Agaric appears in our Mushrooms of Tennessee on YouTube.
Also out in October
More photos
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Tom Norton (CC BY) -
boletejones (CC BY)
Get a note when it is in season
Never eat a wild mushroom unless an expert has identified it in person. This page is for learning, not a guide to eating.
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