| Blusher | |
|---|---|
| |
| Amanita rubescens near Piacenza, Italy | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. rubescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita rubescens | |
Amanita rubescens | |
|---|---|
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible but not recommended |
The blusher is the common name for several closely related species of the genus Amanita. A. rubescens, or the blushing amanita,[1] is found in Europe and Asia, [2] and A. novinupta, also known as the new bride blushing amanita[1] or blushing bride.[3] is found in western North America. Both their scientific and common names are derived from the propensity of their flesh to turn pink upon bruising or cutting.
The mushroom is edible and tasty, sought for in several European countries. Blushers can be distinguished from similar species by the pink or reddish colouration that appears when the mushroom is damaged, typically most visible at the base of the stipe from insect damage.
- ^ a b "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Quintero-Corrales, Christian A.; Vega, Melania; Ramírez-Terrazo, Amaranta; Águila, Bernardo; Garibay-Orijel, Roberto (2024-06-24). "Downfall of an empire: Unmasking the hidden diversity and distribution of the Amanita rubescens species complex". Mycologia. 116 (5): 642–649. doi:10.1080/00275514.2024.2355276. ISSN 0027-5514. PMID 38913569.
- ^ Schwarz, Christian; Siegel, Noah (2016). Mushrooms of the redwood coast: a comprehensive guide to the fungi of coastal northern California. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-60774-817-5.