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bleucheese87 OP t1_j9tvetp wrote

Reply to comment by quaffee in A mushroom from a hike I did last year at Beaver Brook in Hollis NH. by bleucheese87

Oh cool, I was wondering what kind it was! Thank you!

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quaffee t1_j9tx4cv wrote

Amanita muscaria to be exact, or "fly agaric". it can be yellow or red as well. It's a mushroom with a lot of history. Never edible unless you really know what you're doing 😉

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danmac1152 t1_j9u8zxr wrote

I’m not even sure knowledge of what it does would make ok to eat. From everything I’ve heard or read about mushrooms the effect of Amanita is at best a dreamy sluggish type of state. Enhanced actual dreaming too. But a lot say it’s dysphoric and uncomfortable

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Mungwich t1_j9x6ykx wrote

Youre right that amanita can be yellow, this looks more like amanita flavoconia aka yellow patches due to the yellow stipe and, well, patches lol. Amanita muscaria var. Guessowii (the yellow amanita youre referring to) has a white stipe and white patches and is usually a much paler shade of yellow.

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