Snakeskin Grisette - Amanita ceciliae
This is a distinctive, often tall species. In young specimens the cap is yellowy coloured and has numerous fleecy grey patches, by maturity the cap loses most of its yellow tint and looks a duller brown, but often retains the fleecy patches. The cap margin may be paler than the centre and is noticeably grooved. The stem has a fragile grey volva at the base.
On the ground, often in copses or open woodland.
August to November.
Occasional in Britain.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Lostash
Leicester Botanical Gardens
12 September 2010
Melinda Bell
Woodhouse Eaves, St Paul's Churchyard
07 November 2024
19 cm tall
Melinda Bell
Woodhouse Eaves, St Paul's Churchyard
07 November 2024
cap has veil remnants
Melinda Bell
Woodhouse Eaves, St Paul's Churchyard
07 November 2024
volva remnants around stem
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Species profile
- Common names
- Snakeskin Grisette
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Amanitaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 12/09/2010 (Watson, Ashley)
- Last record:
- 07/11/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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