13 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Amanita inaurata Cap Convex, then flattened, smooth, margin lined, yellow brown to orange brown, covered with dark grey veil remnants, to about 15 cm across Gills Adnate, crowded, white Stem Tapered upwards, decorated with a zig-zag pattern, ridged at the base, whitish Flesh Firm, white Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat In deciduous woods, favouring oak and beech Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores spherical, smooth (10-13) µm Edibility Inedible, possibly poisonous |