Species details
Panther cap
Amanita pantherina
Poisonous
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Description
A strongly poisonous amanita with a brown cap, white warts, a striate margin, and a characteristic stem base.
Identification features
The ring is usually smooth, with rim-like or ring-like veil remnants at the base. Cap colour is variable.
Habitat
In deciduous and coniferous woodland, often on sandy or acidic soil.
Fruiting period
June, July, August, September, October