About this fungus
Peach-coloured Fly Agaric is a fungus in the Amanitaceae family. Its habitat and field characteristics are summarised below.
A peach-orange fly agaric with pale cap warts and a white ringed stem.
What to check
Excavate the whole bulbous base and confirm white free gills, a white print, a ring and weak veil zones.
Variation
The cap varies from pale peach to deep orange-red, while rain may remove the warts.
Lookalikes
Other fly agarics can be very similar. Range, bulb structure and microscopic characters help separate them.
Habitat and range
Mycorrhizal with pine and oak in eastern and especially southeastern North America.
Food safety
Poisonous.