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European False BlusherAmanita excelsa

inedible

European False BlusherAmanita excelsa

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Habitat

mixed forests

under spruce

under pines

deciduous forests

Season

from June to October

Amanitaceae

6–15 cm

Season

Out of seasonOut of season. It usually grows from mid-June to early October.

Today · 22–28 Octout of season

how often reportedpeak

Season

Jun–Oct

Peak

Jul–Aug

Reports

64from Poland, few

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Death Cap grows at the same time

Both species grow together for about 12 wk a year. Most strongly from mid-August to late August.

Muchomor plamistyIn the forest together about 12 wk a year.

Curve from 64 observations (iNaturalist, Poland), smoothed week by week. It shows when foragers most often report the species, not how much of it grows.

Key features

Cap gray-brown to ash-brown, covered with grayish, soft patches of veil that wash off easily; margin not striate. Stem white to grayish with a striate hanging ring and a bulbous, turnip-shaped base covered with concentric remnants of the volva; the flesh does NOT redden when cut, which distinguishes it from the blusher, and the absence of white warts distinguishes it from the Panthercap.

Similar (be careful)Confusions documented in our database

DeathcapAmanita phalloides

deadly

The European False Blusher has a gray cap with scales and no saclike volva; the Deathcap has a smooth olive cap and a distinct volva at the base.

PanthercapAmanita pantherina

toxic

The European False Blusher has a gray cap with gray scales and a striate ring; the Panthercap has a brown cap with white scales, a smooth, non-striate ring and a bulb ending in a projecting rim of the volva (a 'collar').

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