False Death Cap / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Amanita Citrina Common Names False Death Cap, False Deathcap Family Amanitaceae Habitat They are mycorrhizal and form relationships with deciduous and coniferous trees, but I find them most often near beech. Description A member of the Amanita family that…
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Grey Spotted Amanita / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Amanita Excelsa Common Names Grey Spotted Amanita, False Panther Cap, Grey Warted Amanita. Family Amanitaceae Habitat They are mycorrhizal with quite a few different trees including, oak, birch, chestnut, spruce and pine. Most often found along the edges of…
Orange Grisette / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Amanita Crocea Common Names Orange Grisette, Orange Ringless Amanita Family Amanitaceae Habitat They are mycorrhizal with quite a few different trees including, oak, birch, chestnut, alder, spruce and pine. Most often found in mossy woodlands clearings. Description An edible member…
Tawny Grisette / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Amanita Fulva Common Names Tawny Grisette, Orange-brown Ringless Amanita Family Amanitaceae Habitat They are mycorrhizal with quite a few different trees including, oak, birch, chestnut, alder, spruce and pine. They’re most common on acidic soils. Description An edible member of…
Grisette / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Amanita Vaginata Common Names Grisette, Ringless Amanita Family Amanitaceae Habitat They are mycorrhizal with quite a few different trees including, oak, birch, chestnut, alder, spruce and pine. They can also sometimes be found in unkempt lawns and on disturbed ground. Description …
Mushrooms are in abundance at the moment. Any walk through a green space or forest will have you tripping over some sort of Fungi and there is so much variety! Here I want to outline five mushrooms you will definitely come across this November and whether they are safe or…
Panther Caps (Amanita Pantherina) Identification Toxic. Common names Panther caps, False blusher, Panther amanita Botanical name Amanita pantherina Meaning of Scientific classification Amanita as it’s a member of the amanita family and Pantherina due to its two tone cap colour reminiscent of a panther’s skin. Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Kingdom:…
So you’ve been out and found a whole load of wild mushrooms, firstly you need to make sure they’re edible – have a quick intro guide here or you can look at our entire mushroom guide list here. If you’re still not sure why not join us on a guided foraging walk so we can help…
Death cap / Summer/Autumn/ Deadly Common Name Death Cap None Edible Deadly Toxic!! Botanical Name Amanita phalloides Meaning of Botanical Name Phalloides refers to the shape of the young mushroom emerging from its egg sack. Family Amanitaceae Known Hazards DEADLY, this mushroom contains amotoxin, which in the first 6-12 hours…
Destroying Angel/ Summer/ Autumn/ Deadly poisonous Common Name Destroying Angel Botanical Name Amanita virosa Meaning of Botanical Name Virosa referring to its strongly sweet sickly unpleasant smell Family Amanitaceae Known Hazards DEADLY, this mushroom contains amotoxin, which in the first 6-12 hours after eating cause severe gastric upsets, those symptoms…