How wide is the cap of a fly agaric mushroom?
The cap of a fly agaric mushroom is about 14 cm (5.51 in) across.
Size source: wildlifetrusts.org
Compared with things you know
- About 5.8 times as wide as a US quarter coin (2.43 cm)
- About 1.6 times as wide as a credit card (8.56 cm)
- About 58% as wide as a basketball (24 cm)
Did you know?
The fly agaric’s name is thought to come from an old use: sprinkled into milk, it was used to kill flies.
