Fly agaric under the birches
- Where
- Veluwe
- Dutch
- vliegenzwam
- Latin
- Amanita muscaria
- Habitat
- Under birch and pine, sandy soil
- Season
- Aug – Nov
We went looking for them near Hoog Buurlo and found a whole ring of them under a stand of birches. The white spots are left over from the veil that covered the young mushroom and wash off in heavy rain.
They always grow with birch or pine, so if you see red caps, look up: the tree is never far away.
Poisonous. Look, don't eat.
