False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata (Peck) J.E. Gilbert    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Amanitaceae   >   Genus Amanita   

Status:

Solitary or scattered on ground in mixed forests or lawns under oaks.

Description:

Cap: Red when young, margin orange in age with cottony yellowish warts; hemispherical to flat or sunken center in age; smooth, tacky when wet; margin striated sometimes with veil remnants. Gills: Yellowish; crowded; edges fringed. Stalk: Yellowish; powdery; no ring; rounded bulb may have veil remnants and prominent striations. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 79 records in the project database.

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False Caesar's Mushroom in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/3/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2011). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2011). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). Determined by Eric Smith. Identified via macro characters only. Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/29/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

A False Caesar's Mushroom in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). (c) bdiffend, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bdiffend via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2016). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2018). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). No rights reserved. Photo by Aaron S via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/3/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/20/2019). (c) evanparke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by evanparke via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/29/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/5/2020). (c) vyow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by vyow via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a False Caesar's Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). Ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline. Measured 10.5-11.6 X 6.7-8.5 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a False Caesar's Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2020). (c) jwarn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jwarn via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/12/2020). (c) lace winks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by lace_winks via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/6/2018). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) Lisa Shannon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lisa Shannon. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

False Caesar's Mushroom in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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