Among poisonous mushrooms, panther fly agaric is one of the first places. By toxicity, 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.
Panther fly agaric can be found in almost any forest, it begins to grow actively when the average daily temperature is set at around 20 degrees. A distinctive feature: insects cannot be found near this mushroom. Even intrusive mosquitoes and midges are completely absent in the area where this mushroom grows. They perish from one of his smells. And the smell is really very intrusive and unpleasant.
If you look at the leg, you can clearly identify the thickening at the bottom 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, whichdisappears over time. The ring is often torn, sagging, fragile. Disappears from heavy rains, and also absent from old mushrooms.
As it grows, the stem stretches to 7-11 cm, becomes thinner (only 1.5 cm in diameter), which makes it easy to break. The surface of the entire leg of the fungus is covered with thin villi. On the cut of the fly agaric, a white viscous pulp is found. At the same time, the color on the cut does not change, an unpleasant odor exudes from the pulp. Panther fly agaric tastes sweetish.
The color of the hat is from light olive to brown. The shape of the cap is ovoid at first, becomes flatter as it grows, reaches 10-12 cm in diameter. The entire surface of the brown cap is covered with white spots (or flakes), these are remnants of the original shell. Some specimens reach truly gigantic sizes, while the hat becomes concave, similar to a large saucer. From the inside, the cap is lamellar. The plates are white, dense, loosely set to each other.
Panther fly agaric (photo above) contains especially dangerous toxins inherent in all fly agarics, as well as hyocyamine and scopolamine, characteristic of dope, henbane and nightshade. This combination acts instantly on the human body, causing blood clotting, paralysis of smooth muscles and cardiac arrest. The poisoned person begins convulsions, difficulty breathing, paralysis and death. There is practically no chance of recovery due to the high toxicity of substances that have entered the body.
Push onThe idea that the fungus is poisonous is primarily due to its aggressive coloration and unpleasant odor. During a drought, the panther fly agaric loses its decorative effect, 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 it is quite difficult to confuse it with any other mushroom. 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 that causes acute poisoning.
