Note: The brown fragments on the cap are soil. 5 September 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, expanding with age, with a central bump, smooth, margin lined, pale yellow to pale orange, to about 12 cm across Gills Adnexed to free, crowded, white Stem Tapered, covered with zig zag markings, sometimes coarsely scaly, pale yellow, base emerging from a large fleshy sack, or volva Flesh Firm, white Smell Sweet Taste Sweet Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat In deciduous woods, favouring birch Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores sub-spherical, smooth (10-12) x (9-10) µm2 Edibility Edible, with caution due to the risk of confusion with poisonous species Notes Amanita ceciliae is readily distinguished by the grey veil fragments on the cap. Amanita fulva is less robust and lacks the zig zag pattern on the stem. 
7 September 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |