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"American Caesar's Mushroom"
Amanita jacksonii
34.8686, -92.4003
Field Notes
Description:
Cap diameter: 3-4 inches
Initially ovoid or hemispherical before convex and finally flat. The surface is smooth, and the margins striated. color orange-red. Gills pale to golden yellow.
Stem
Diameter 2-3 cm, Height: 8-15 cm
Cylinder-shaped, pale to golden yellow. The base of the stipe is thicker than the top.
Ring
Large, falling, membranous, streaked, golden-yellow color.
Volva
White, persistent, smooth, fleshy and free to the stem.
Smell
Faint and delicate
Season: summer to autumn
Edible: Excellent but some say not as good as its European counterpart the true Caesar's Mushroom.
Habitat:
open deciduous woodland, especially with oaks, in warm regions. This one was surrounded by Post Oaks.
Notes:
Thanks RandyL. for the correction!
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PublishedMay 31, 2014
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