Amanita muscaria
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- | *[[Samuel Ödman]], in [[1784]], first suggested that [[Nordic Vikings]] used fly-agaric ([[Amanita muscaria]]) to produce their berserk rages. Supposedly, the Norse took these ... | + | |
+ | '''''Amanita muscaria''''', commonly known as the '''fly agaric''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|æ|ɡ|ər|ɪ|k}}) or '''fly amanita''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˌ|æ|m|ə|ˈ|n|aɪ|t|ə}}), is a poisonous and [[psychoactive]] [[basidiomycete]] [[fungus]], one of many in the genus ''[[Amanita]]''. Native throughout the [[temperate]] and [[boreal ecosystem|boreal]] regions of the Northern Hemisphere, ''Amanita muscaria'' has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the Southern Hemisphere, generally as a [[symbiont]] with pine plantations, and is now a true [[Cosmopolitan distribution|cosmopolitan]] species. It [[mycorrhiza|associates]] with various deciduous and coniferous trees. The quintessential [[toadstool]], it is a large white-gilled, white-spotted, usually deep red mushroom, one of the most recognizable and widely encountered in popular culture. Several subspecies, with differing cap colour, have been recognised to date, including the brown ''[[Amanita regalis|regalis]]'' (considered a separate species), the yellow-orange ''flavivolvata'', ''[[Amanita muscaria var. guessowii|guessowii]]'', and ''[[Amanita muscaria var. formosa|formosa]]'', and the pinkish ''persicina''. Genetic studies published in 2006 and 2008 show several sharply delineated [[clade]]s which may represent separate species. | ||
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+ | *[[Amanita]] | ||
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Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric (Template:IPAc-en) or fly amanita (Template:IPAc-en), is a poisonous and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, Amanita muscaria has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the Southern Hemisphere, generally as a symbiont with pine plantations, and is now a true cosmopolitan species. It associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees. The quintessential toadstool, it is a large white-gilled, white-spotted, usually deep red mushroom, one of the most recognizable and widely encountered in popular culture. Several subspecies, with differing cap colour, have been recognised to date, including the brown regalis (considered a separate species), the yellow-orange flavivolvata, guessowii, and formosa, and the pinkish persicina. Genetic studies published in 2006 and 2008 show several sharply delineated clades which may represent separate species.
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