Jacqueline explains a few of the different stages of the Amanita life cycle! It is important to learn how to properly identify a mushroom during all phases of their life cycle since the morphology of some species can change quite drastically over time. This mushroom is an Amanita pantherina, a toxic mushroom not to be eaten! #amanita #foraging #mushroomeducation #mycology #nature | Host Defense

Amanita smithiana, a majestic, solitary and sometimes-poisonous mushroom. She is beautiful but cloaked within a mysterious chemical matrix. Do not consume, but admire. Read more: https://namyco.org/mushroom_poisoning_syndromes.php Filming by Pamela Kryskow. Mushroom by Nature. | Paul Stamets