Fly Agaric vs Slash pine

Amanita muscaria compared with Pinus elliottii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly Agaric	Slash pine
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Pinopsida (صنوبرانية)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Pinales (صنوبريات)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Amanita muscaria	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly Agaric	Slash pine
Diet	Decomposer	—
Average Lifespan	1 years	—
Average Length	20 cm	—
Average Weight	100 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly Agaric

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Fly Agaric

Among the most iconic and recognizable fungi on Earth, fly agaric mushrooms display striking red caps with white flecked warts across boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Despite their fairy-tale appearance, they contain potent psychoactive compounds including muscimol and ibotenic acid and are moderately toxic. They form critical mycorrhizal symbioses with birch, pine, and spruce trees, exchanging mineral nutrients for carbon and playing essential roles in boreal forest nutrient cycling.