Species details
Grey-veiled Amanita
Amanita porphyria
Poisonous
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Description
A grey-brown to purplish-brown Amanita with a smooth cap, greyish ring and bulbous base.
Identification features
The bulbous base is marginate; it often smells of raw potatoes.
Identification checklist
Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A grey-brown to purplish-brown Amanita with a smooth cap, greyish ring and bulbous base. The bulbous base is marginate; it often smells of raw potatoes. Typical habitat: Acidic coniferous and mixed woodland, especially with spruce and pine.
How to separate similar species
Compare especially with these similar species: Amanita citrina, Amanita pantherina. Check the combination of cap shape and colour, spore-bearing surface, stem, flesh changes and habitat. A single feature or photograph is not enough; if the key characters do not match the description, do not treat the identification as confirmed.
Habitat
Acidic coniferous and mixed woodland, especially with spruce and pine.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October