Amanita Muscaria
by Barbara Keith
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9.000 x 12.000 inches
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Title
Amanita Muscaria
Artist
Barbara Keith
Medium
Pastel - Pastel
Description
This is our continent's version of the classic European "toadstool," Amanita muscaria, which is probably the most depicted and recognized mushroom on earth--a fact in evidence even by my spelling checker's lack of objection to the species name; this almost never happens with fungi. To me, Amanita muscaria looks like those cut-out lawn decorations featuring an old farm woman in a polka-dotted dress bending over to tend flowers. Whatever it looks like to you, you'll probably agree that it is gorgeous. Our North American variety (or "subspecies," if you prefer) is distinguished by the fact that its universal veil and warts are yellow at first, though they quickly fade to white when exposed to sunlight--and by microscopic features (mushroomexpert.com) NOTE: toxic when eaten raw.
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October 5th, 2018
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