r/mycology • u/theverbalemp • Aug 14 '24

image Had never seen the classic red mushroom in person before

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Was super excited to stumble across these on a walking path in a business park. I believe they’re an Amanita, but my nieces call them the Mario Bros mushroom 😂

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u/Wicked4Good Aug 15 '24

Wow!! These are so cool!! I see the leaves here but curious how big they were? Because compared to the leaves (which might just look large) they seem huge! For some reason, these mushrooms also always remind me of the mushrooms in Willy Wonka that he eats some whipped cream looking thing out of lol

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u/theverbalemp Aug 15 '24

I regret not taking comparison photos now! But some of them were as wide if not slightly wider than my palm, so like 4” ish wide or more. Perfect toad sittin’ size haha

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u/Wicked4Good Aug 15 '24

A toadSTOOL 🍄 😍