Orange Grisette - Amanita crocea
Alternative names
Giant Grisette
Description
This lovely fungus is distinguished by a thick, white volva, faint zig-zag white-and-orange stem markings and an absence of veil remnants on the cap. The cap is 5 to 10 cm diameter; yellow-orange with an apricot tinge at the centre. The gills are cream, crowded, free or sometimes adnexed.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Found around Birch trees, only very occasionally with other broadleaved trees.
When to see it
July to October.
Life History
Associated with Birch
UK Status
Occasinal but widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional and local in Leicestershire and Rutland. There are only about 10 records for this area at present.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015