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'''''Amanita pantherina''''', also known as '''panther cap''' or '''false blusher''' (due to its similarity to the edible mushroom tree blusher), is a psychoactive mushroom in the Amanita genus. The main psychoactive compound in this mushroom is [[muscimol]]. The subjective effects of this mushroom, however, are not similar to [[:category:psilocybe|psilocybin mushrooms]]. | '''''Amanita pantherina''''', also known as '''panther cap''' or '''false blusher''' (due to its similarity to the edible mushroom tree blusher), is a psychoactive mushroom in the Amanita genus. The main psychoactive compound in this mushroom is [[muscimol]]. The subjective effects of this mushroom, however, are not similar to [[:category:psilocybe|psilocybin mushrooms]]. | ||
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It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus, living in root symbiosis with a tree and deriving photosynthesised nutrients from it while providing soil nutrients in return. | It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus, living in root symbiosis with a tree and deriving photosynthesised nutrients from it while providing soil nutrients in return. | ||
==Similar species== | ==Similar species== | ||
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