Amanita pantherina — Panther Cap — Amanitaceae
Medium-to-large mushroom. Rounded cap dark brown to pale, white warts; cap convex and flattened with age, sometimes striate margins at maturity; sticky when fresh. Warts yellow, fading to white, pale orange. Ring skirtlike, whitish. Whitish stalk as tall as cap diameter, broad at base. Gills free, crowded, white. Volva close-fitting, rim rolled back, sometimes concentric volval rings. Veil membranous. Mycorrhizal.
Habitat: Solitary or several. Coniferous or hardwood forest
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Spring to Autumn
Poisonous
Whitish ring
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Brown cap, pale edges
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