The Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria must rate as the most illustrated fungus but despite the exposure I still find it to be a photogenic subject.

The Fly Agaric is always associated with Birch trees and represents a widely recognised example of a specific association between fungal and tree species.

The characteristic white flecks on its richly coloured cap are remnants of the ruptured universal veil.

Ref: MN0413

Location: Norfolk