Amanita muscaria. Falsa oronja. Fungi. Mushrooms in Aragon.

Common names

Castellano: Falsa oronja, Matamoscas and Oronja pintada.

Catalán: Reig bord.

Vasco: Kuleto falsoa.

GUIDE FOR DETERMINATION

The characteristics that allow its easy recognition are the red surface of the cap, almost always covered with numerous white scaly plates, and the characteristic bulb that has a volva separated into pearls arranged almost in regular and parallel rings. Towards the edge of the hat, the color almost always turns orange. The cap has a regular shape that, from being very convex, becomes flattened and sometimes, in the developed mushroom, it has a central depression and curved margins. The color is bright red to yellow-orange, reaching dark yellow in the adult mushroom. The lamellae are white, when they are old they become a little yellow, thin, tight, rather wide, round at the foot and separated from it. The foot is white, a little yellowish, initially solid, then becomes hollow, slightly detached, it has a showy white ring that hangs down. It widens at the margin where it is usually decorated with a festoon. At the base it enlarges until it acquires the shape of a pointed egg, adorned on the surface with the remains of the general veil that appear as rings of great granularity, more marked in the upper part of the bulb. The flesh is white in the center; Only under the cuticle of the cap does it appear yellowish along a fairly deep area. It has no noticeable smell or taste.

Rating: POISONOUS

Attention: it has scales on the red cap and separate back.

WHERE AND WHEN IT CAN BE FOUND

It is a species that can be said to grow in any habitat, whether under planifolia or under conifers, in all types of terrain from the lowest regions to the forests at the edge of the vegetation, from the most southern latitudes. to very northern countries. It has a habitat that may coincide with that of the "Boletus edulis", so its presence also indicates the possibility of finding some Boletus. It grows throughout the mycological season, especially from September to January. Common throughout Spain.

TYPE OF POISONING

It has toxic elements of various kinds. However, the effect of poisoning can be considered neurotoxic with quite serious consequences. The period during which the poisoning is latent is somewhat short: just over two hours. The belief is false that by removing the cuticle, the mushroom becomes harmless.

DIMENSIONS

It is a striking mushroom due to its showy color and can acquire large dimensions. The diameter of the hat varies between 6-25 cm. and the foot can reach 30 cm. high.



Other publications on mushrooms and fungi

• Fungi.
• Poisonous fungi

Other Aragonese Mushrooms

Some of the mushrooms that can be found in Aragon are the following:

• Amanita aspera var. francheti
• Amanita aureola
• Amanita caesarea. Amanita de los cesares.
• Amanita citrina y Amanita mappa.
• Amanita echinocephala
• Amanita gemmata. Amanita junquillea.
• Falsa Oronja (Amanita muscaria).
• Amanita ovoidea.
• Amanita panterina. Pantera.
• Oronja Mortal (Amanita phalloides).
• Amanita rubescens. Amanita rosada, Amanita vinosa.
• Amanita spissa var: excelsa
• Amanita strobiliformis.
• Amanita vaginata (=amanitopsis vaginata) var. umbrinolutea
• Amanita verna..
• Seta de San Jorge (Tricholoma georgii).
• Colmenilla (Morchella esculenta).
• Trufa Negra (Tuber nigrum).
• Calabaza (Boletus edulis)
• Champiñon Silvestre (Agaricus campestris).
• Rovellón (Lactarius deliciosus).
• Setas de Pino (Tricholoma terreum).
• Clavaria (Ramaria aurea).
• Seta de Cardo (Pleurotus eryngii).
• Seta de Chopo (Agrocybe aegerita).



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