17 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Panther Cap Cap Convex, then flattened, initially covered with white veil remants forming a regular pattern of spots, margin lined, brown, to about 10 cm across Gills Broad, close, free, white Stem Equal or tapered, with a thin ring, surface above the ring smooth, and a bulbous base usually with a gap between the stem and the bulb, white Flesh Firm, white Smell Faint Taste Do not taste Season Autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat In deciduous and coniferous woods, favouring oak and beech Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores broadly ellipsoidal, smooth (8-12) x (6.5-7.5) µm2 Edibility Poisonous Notes Take care not to confuse with A. excelsa and A. rubescens |