Family: Amanitaceae

Scientific name: Amanita muscaria

Common Name: Fly Agaric

Distribution:

General Information: A pest in Australia growing under introduced pines and oaks. Known for hallucinogenic properties, also known from fairy tale illustrations

Specimen: 2009 Mountain River, TAS.

Source: McCann, IR 2003 Australian Fungi - Illustrated, Macdown Productions, Vermont, VIC.