Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests, parks. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies large. Cap 5-10 (12) cm across, hemispherical, finally flattened, pale brown, greyish-brown, yellowish-brown, the surface covered with small white scales and warts. Gills white, crowded, broad, free. Stem 7-12x1-2 cm, white, fibrous, as if flocculose, with a ring, slightly thickening downwards, the base bulbously thickened, sheathed in a firmly attached white, as if rough volva, above which stretch 1-3 more delicate, fibrous ring-like fragments. Flesh white, with an unpleasant smell. Characteristic features: a clearly amanita-like appearance, rather repellent. Grows singly or in small groups. Poisonous. Common.