Amanita muscaria is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Amanita. A. muscaria var. muscaria, var. flavivolvata, and var. formosa are commonly called fly agaric (less often fly mushroom) or toadstool. It is one of the most recogisable mushroom images and widely used in popular culture. Though it is considered poisonous, Amanita muscaria is otherwise famed for its hallucinogenic properties. The common name "Fly Agaric" comes from its European use as an insecticide, sprinkled in milk. It has been widely consumed for its psychopharmacological effects. It is a very easily exported species that has been imported to many countries outside Europe and North America, generally as a symbiont with pine plantations. Photo taken with Konica Minolta Dimage. Hope you like it and thanks for watching :-)