TG1431 : Fly agaric

near to Itteringham, Norfolk County, Great Britain

Fly agaric
Fly agaric
This near perfect specimen of fly agaric (amanita muscaria) was about 10cm across. Fly agaric derives its name from an insecticide (ibotenic acid), and was in the past used as such. It is slightly poisonous and has hallucinogenic properties...
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Photographer
Hugh Chevallier   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Friday, 27 October, 2006   (find more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 31 October, 2006
Category
Fungi   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 142 311 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.0888N 1:10.7123E
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