Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Amanita. Its name may come from its historical use to kill flies or from the effects it causes (a medieval belief held that flies could enter the head and cause madness).
Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Amanita. Its name may come from its historical use to kill flies or from the effects it causes (a medieval belief held that flies could enter the head and cause madness).
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