Habitat
This mushroom grows on soil in mixed and broad-leaved woodlands. It is particularly associated with birch trees, where it is often considered a characteristic species.
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Appearance
- Cap
- Measuring 4 to 12 cm across, it transitions from bell-shaped to flat or convex with a central bump. The smooth, orange surface is satiny, has distinct grooves at the margin, and the edges may turn upward as it matures.
- Stem
- Standing 6 to 15 cm tall, it tapers slightly toward the top and lacks a ring. The surface is decorated with woolly scales in a snakeskin-like pattern, and the base is encased in a persistent, bag-like volva but is not bulbous.
- Gills
- Crowded and free from the stem or only slightly attached, colored cream to white with a possible pinkish tint.
- Flesh
- White, sometimes showing an orange flush just beneath the cap skin.
- Spore print
- White or whitish.
- Smell
- Indistinct to pleasantly sweet.
- Taste
- Mild, pleasant, and sweet.
Sporecast is better in the app
Plan ahead with 10-day forecasts, see what people are finding nearby, get photo IDs, and track your finds.
Edibility
This mushroom is poisonous if consumed raw and must be thoroughly cooked, though some individuals may still experience gastric distress. It has a mild or sweet flavor and a pleasant smell. Foragers should distinguish it from the smaller and browner Tawny Grisette as well as Caesar's Mushroom, and remain cautious of potential confusion with the deadly Deathcap.
Misidentification can be fatal. Never eat a mushroom unless you're 100% sure. This information may be inaccurate. Always consult multiple sources.
Nutrient Source
EctomycorrhizalIt forms a symbiotic relationship with trees, exchanging nutrients from the soil for sugars produced by the tree.
Common Names
- Basque
- kukumelo laranja
- Danish
- Gylden kam-fluesvamp
- Dutch
- Saffraanamaniet
- English
- Saffron Ringless Amanita, Orange Grisette
- Finnish
- oranssikärpässieni
- French
- Amanite safran
- German
- Orangebrauner Scheidenstreifling
- Norwegian Bokmål
- gul kamfluesopp, gul ringløs fluesopp
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- gul ringlaus flugesopp, gul kamflugesopp
- Spanish
- pentinella, amanita enfundada
- Swedish
- saffransgul kamflugsvamp, gul kamskivling, orange kamskivling, saffransgul kamskivling, saffranskamskivling
- Welsh
- Amanita Benfelen
Synonyms
- Amanita aurantiofulva
- Amanita crocea
- Amanitopsis crocea