Among the poisonous mushrooms, panther fly agaric in one of the first places. By poison, he is ahead of his fellow - red fly agaric. But his appearance is less bright and flashy. Panther fly agaric at the beginning of its growth can be confused with edible mushrooms. But there are features that will help identify a dangerous poisonous mushroom.
Amanita panther can be found in almost any forest, it begins to grow actively when the average daily temperature is set at around 20 degrees. Distinctive feature: insects cannot be found near this fungus. Even obsessive mosquitoes and midges are completely absent in the area where this fungus grows. They die from one of its smells. And the smell is really very intrusive and unpleasant.
If you look at the leg, you can clearly identify the thickening below in the form of a tuber, this is a characteristic feature that should serve as a stop signal. The second distinguishing feature is the presence of a ring in a young mushroom. Panther fly agaric in the initial stage of growth has a dense white leg with a ring in the middle, which disappears with time. The ring is often torn, sagging, fragile. It disappears from heavy rains, and is also absent in old mushrooms.
As it grows, the leg extends to 7-11 cm, becomes thinner (only 1.5 cm in diameter), which is why it easily breaks. The surface of the entire leg of the fungus is covered with thin villi. A white viscous pulp is found on a fly agaric slice. In this case, the color on the cut does not change, an unpleasant odor emanates from the pulp. The taste of panther fly agaric is sweetish.
The color of the hat is from light olive to brown. The shape of the hat is first ovoid, with growth it becomes flatter, reaches 10-12 cm in diameter. The entire surface of the brown hat is covered with white spots (or flakes), these are the remains of the original shell. Some specimens reach a truly gigantic size, while the hat becomes concave, like a large saucer. Inside the plate hat. The plates are white, dense, freely set to each other.
Panther fly agaric (photo above) contains especially dangerous toxins inherent in all fly agarics, as well as hyociamine and scopolamine, which are characteristic for dope, bleached and nightshade. This combination acts instantly on the human body, causing blood clotting, smooth muscle paralysis and cardiac arrest. In a poisoned person, convulsions, shortness of breath, paralysis and death begin. There is practically no chance of recovery due to the high toxicity of substances that have entered the body.
Encourage the idea that the fungus is poisonous should, first of all, its aggressive color and unpleasant odor. During a drought, the panther fly agaric loses its decorativeness, dries out, crumbles along the edges, and the leg breaks. But from the variability of climatic conditions, its appearance also changes: the color of the cap and size vary. If you know all the signs of a poisonous panther fly agaric, then confusing it with any other fungus is quite difficult. It is important to prevent the poisonous representative of the mushroom brethren from getting on the table, even in the form of a small fragment, causing acute poisoning.
