Amanita muscaria

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poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills

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Amanita muscaria and related species are known as effective bioaccumulators of vanadium ; some species concentrate vanadium to levels of up to 400 times those typically found in plants. Source: Internet

An active dose in adults is approximately 6 mg muscimol or 30 to 60 mg ibotenic acid; citation citation this is typically about the amount found in one cap of Amanita muscaria. Source: Internet

Many older books list Amanita muscaria as "deadly", but this is an error that implies the mushroom is more toxic than it is. Source: Internet

The English mycologist John Ramsbottom reported that Amanita muscaria was used for getting rid of bugs in England and Sweden, and bug agaric was an old alternate name for the species. Source: Internet

The Netherlands Amanita muscaria and Amanita pantherina are illegal to buy, sell, or possess since December 2008. Source: Internet

They advocate that Amanita muscaria be described in field guides as an edible mushroom, though accompanied by a description on how to detoxify it. Source: Internet

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