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

Occasional but widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Occasional and local in Leicestershire and Rutland.  There are only about 10 records for this area at present.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Orange Grisette
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Amanitaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
8
First record:
02/10/2010 (Watson, Ashley)
Last record:
20/07/2023 (McLoughlin, Margaret)

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