When it is young, its gills are white, as they are in many mushrooms, regardless of spore color. Usually found early summer-fall. The presence of a ring around the stem. The photo above shows the color progression of the gills as a dark-spored mushroom matures. The Yellow-orange Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. Diameter, color, texture, conical/spherical, convex/concave, etc. If you have even an iota of doubt about your “meadow mushroom,” take a spore print as well to rule out the white-spored Amanitas. But as more and more of the spores mature, the gill color changes to a dark brown, which is closer and closer to the color of the spores. The stipe is typically widened at the bottom, and it is known to have a ring. The common name Fly Amanita comes from this musrhoom traditionally being used as an insecticide. When certain gilled mushrooms, including many Amanita species, first form, they are encased in a membrane called a “universal veil.” Guessowii, a species I … Warts wash off far easier than with Amanita muscaria. formosa) is common in New England, especially where conifers grow. It also reacts with phenol, forming a wine red color… Like Amanita muscaria, the cap is viscid when moist. The gills are dense and white colored. The following pics are the same mushroom in different stages. The Amanita muscaria (commonly known as a "toadstool") to the left is a great example of this bulbous base. After careful research, including a spore print and consultations with others familiar with these mushrooms, I was able to definitively identify them as A. Muscaria var. Spore print is also white colored. Spore Print: White; spores 9-13 x 6.5-9 microns, broadly elliptical, smooth, not amyloid. The flesh of the fly agaric reacts with sulphuric acid forming a light brown coloration. Habitat: Anything from solitary to gregariously, sometimes in fairy rings.Its favorite mycorrhizal pairings are with pine, spruce, fir, birch, and aspen. When an amanita cap is placed face down on a dark colored sheet of paper, it will often leave a spore print that is white. A white spore print. The cherry-red form is not frequently found in North Carolina. 5. 4. The color ranges from orange to yellow orange to yellow. Bruising: Color that the mushroom bruises, if any.soaked one #1 in running and didnt drie it right away seemed to bruise but other#2 didnt bruies at all Other information: As an amateur mycologist, I was able to identify them at a glance as a species of Amanita. The fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) and its slightly more dangerous relative Amanita pantherina do not contain the amatoxins, instead possessing ibotenic acid that the body converts to muscimol. Some say it is more yellow when exposed to more sunlight. The two are similar in several ways—cap color, size, and the white “cup” around the base of the stalk—but different in others (for example, the Paddy-Straw has a pink spore print, the Death Cap a white spore print; and the Death Cap has a partial veil). Spore print color: white Bruising: none noticeable. Chemical reactions. It is a variable species with several color varieties recognized (red, salmon-red, orange, or yellow),. Spore print color:didnt know to do a spore print Very important! Cap: about 4 1/2" orange/red. Amanita is a well-defined genus of mycorrhizal Agaricales (gill forming mushrooms) that have a white spore print, gills (lamellae) that are free from the stipe (stalk) and a universal veil covering the young mushroom buttons. Other information: Did not notice any others in the immediate area. Out West this mushroom is often a bright red color, but in the East it’s typically orange/yellow. The caps were crushed and placed in a saucer of milk to attract flies. no noticeable ring, have not found a muscaria that looks like this.