Amanita muscaria mushroom and silver birches grove in Covão da Ametade, Serra da Estrela. Mid-Spring of 2015.
As dangerous as it is beautiful, it's probably one of the most famous mushrooms in the world, often depicted in works of art, from literature, to painting, to cinema (Disney's Fantasia). The ingestion of the Amanita muscaria, often mistaken for the edible Amanita caesarea, generates hallucionogenic experiences and, in extreme dosis, death may occur.
In Portugal their fruiting happens in Spring and Autumn seasons.
Picture taken with Nikon Coolpix 7100 and post-processed in Adobe Photoshop CS6
