Caesars mushroom Amanita caesarea

Hat: bright orange to orange-red, sometimes with a few large spots on the white veil. The blades are free and yellow. The foot is yellow, with a thin yellow ring; the volva is white, thick, membranous and bag-like

Flesh: yellow, lighter in the center of the foot

Spores: 10-12 x 7-8 µm, elliptical, non-amyloid

Taste : mild, very pleasant

Odour: pleasant

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Fruiting season Autumn

Dimension Hat: 5-20 cm; Foot: 6-15 cm x 1.5-2 cm

Habitat Under deciduous trees

Amanita caesaria

Amanita caesaria

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