Amanita muscaria var. flavivolvata

Photographer

Nathan Wilson

Common Name

Fly Agaric

Location

Jughandle State Park in Mendocino County, California

Time

December 1994

Habitat

Pine forest.

Comments

This is the classic fairy-tale fungus and is always a stunning species to come across in the field. In some parts of the world this species is eaten because it can induce hallucinations. However, this species also contains a number of toxins that can be fatal if present in sufficient quantity. Several deaths have been attributed to this species in the US.

Processing

Original image was taken on 35mm Fuji Velvia using a Nikon 55mm macro lens. The slide was then digitized with a Nikon Coolscan with 24bit color depth. The color depth was reduced to 8bits using Debabelizer.

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