Royal Fly Agaric

Amanita regalis

Coniferous forests with an admixture of oak. Summer, autumn.

Cap 8-12 (15) cm across, sticky in wet weather, yellowish-brown, yellowish-bronze, the central part especially covered with yellow, greyish-yellow patches of the veil, like rough scales or warts, the margin smooth or slightly furrowed. Gills white, with a yellowish tinge, broad, free. Stem 8-15 (25)x1-2.5 cm, white, yellowish, with a white ring that is yellowish on the underside and has yellow edges, at the base with a yellowish, as if rough, adnate volva. Flesh thick, soft, white, with an unpleasant smell. Characteristic features: very similar to the fly agaric, differing in its greenish-yellow colour. Grows singly or in small groups in mature coniferous forests with an admixture of oak and birch. Poisonous, like the fly agaric – an adornment of the forest. Protected. Rare.