Summary ²

The blusher is the common name for several closely related species of the genus Amanita. A. rubescens, found in Europe and eastern North America, and A. novinupta in western North America. Both their scientific and common names are derived from the propensity of their flesh to turn pink on bruising, or cutting.

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1. (c) Tatiana Bulyonkova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41503862@N08/4423254326
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_novinupta

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• SEINet Symbiota portals
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