Amanita calyptroderma — Ballen's American Caesar — Amanitaceae
Medium-to-large mushroom. Cap orangish to yellowish-brown, white patches, pale near margin; cap flattens with age, margin lined. Ring skirtlike, cream-colored, persistent. Lower base of stalk colored with yellow veil remnants when young. Stalk as tall as cap diameter, thick, bruising brownish. Universal veil, forming fragile volva at base of stalk. Gills free or attached, crowded, white; short gills also present. Mycorrhizal.
Habitat: Solitary or several. With Douglas-fir.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Autumn
Habitat: Solitary or several. With Douglas-fir.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Autumn
Yellowish-brown cap, white veil remnants
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Rounded cap flattens with age
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