#Amanita pantherina

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Amanita pantherina

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Funguary Feb 24 - Cryptic False Blusher - Amanita pantherina

Amanita pantherina, also known as the panther cap. This creature is a liminal beast, both mushroom and feline. Members of this hunting species vary from almost white through various shades of pink and brown to almost black. They are not easily domesticated, but their impressive colours mean that people who are particularly dedicated will try regardless.

The nodules on the Cryptic False Blusher colour change from white to pinkish red when the animal grows warm throughout the day. This species is a common focus for wildlife photographers.

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false blusher for funguary; the little white warts on the cap had me captivated by the possibilities!

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Panthercap - Amanita pantherina

This post will discuss Amanita pantherina or the panthercap, a beautiful poisonous mushroom from the same genus as the iconic Amanita muscaria or the fly agaric.

This post includes pictures that I took last fall when I came across multiple panthercaps, only the microscopic picture of the spores I did not make myself. One of the panthercaps I took with me to make a spore print so there are pictures of that too:)

Fruitbody

The cap of Amanita pantherina ranges from 4 to 16 centimeters in diameter. The cap has a shiny brown, tan or yellowish brown colour and has a very finely striate margin. Initially the cap is domed but flattens out as the fruitbody matures. The pure white remains of the universal veil are dotted fairly even over the surface of the cap.¹

The gills of the panthercap are white, free, crowded and relatively broad.¹

The stipe of Amanita pantherina ranges from 4 to 18 centimeters tall and has a pure white colour with a hanging ring. The base of the stipe is slightly swollen and bulbous.¹

Spores and microscopic features

The spores are white of colour and are broadly ellipsoidal to ovoid, smooth, 8-12 x 6.7-7.5µm and inamyloid.¹ The basidia are 4-spored, rarely with clamps.²

Spore print

To make the spore print I seperated the stipe from the cap and put the cap down on paper. I sprinkled some water on top of the cap and left it over-night. In the morning I had this beautiful spore print.

Some advise I can give, however, is to make the spore print outside in case there are maggots in the mushroom. Sharp as ever, I forgot about that and woke up to find some maggots crawling over the cap, which had gotten all mushy on the top because of it.

Psychoactivitiy

The panthercap can contain the psychoactive chemical compounds ibotenic acid and muscimol as well as muscazone and muscarine. These are not the same as the psychoactive chemicals associated with many other psychedelic mushrooms which often contain psilocybin. The psychoactive compounds contained in Amanita pantherina are also toxins, which means that this species must be treated as a poisonous mushroom.¹

Ecology and distribution

Amanita pantherina forms ectomycorrhizal relationships with trees in deciduous and coniferous woodlands. Being an ectomycorrhizal fungus, it lives in root symbiosis with trees, deriving photosynthesised nutrients from it and providing soil nutrients in return.³ They might grow alone, scattered, or gregariously.²

The panthercap can be found throughout (southern) Europe and western Asia in late summer and autumn.³ It can also be found in the western North America during the fall and winter.²

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Funguary 2024 Day 24

🪬 Week 4: Cryptic 🎭 Amanita pantherina aka Panther Mushroom

He/him

Despite his harmless, cute appearance, this guy, unlike his sibling, is very dangerous. He always carries dirks with him and is ready to stab you with a smile on his face.

Other arts:

🧢 Mycena Subcyanocephala

🪸 Lilac Coral Fungus

🦃 Turkey Tail

☁️ Cystolepiota

🏮 Filoboletus Manipularis

🪽 Angel Wings

🧽 Penicillin

👹 Satan's Bolete

🌳 Silver Leaf Fungus

🗡️ Destroying Angel

🪺 Birds Nest Fungus

🧟 Dead Man's Fingers

👒 Lilac Bonnet

🩸 Bleeding Tooth

🪮 Black Velvet

🍜 Enoki

🍘 Dotted Stem Bolete

🌧️ Inky Cap

☕ Black Trumpet

🧤 Amethyst Deceiver

🍚 Puffball

💧 Dewdrop Bonnet

🫂 Mycorrhizal Network

🎭 False Blusher 🍄

🐕 Stinkhorn

🌵 Prototaxites

🪬 Blue Coprinopsis

🐝 Icing Sugar Fingus

💋 Magic Mushroom

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Pic of ref

Also, he was originally supposed to be wearing a mask, but I didn’t like the result

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Panther caps.

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Panther amanitas today, they are gorgeous 😍

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