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What do fly agaric mushrooms look like?

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The fly agaric mushroom is usually bright red to orange with white “warts” and a white underside. Like most other amanitas, it has white spores, a ring on the stem slightly below the cap, a veil (volva) that is torn as the cap expands, and a cup from which the stalk arises.