• Amanita
unknown - Mystery Amanita
Many Amanita are hard to identify. If you have any ideas, get in touch!
ceciliae - Snakeskin Grisette
A very handsome fungus. Distinguished from other Grisettes by its distinctive snakeskin textured stipe.
citrina - False Deathcap
This stunning white fungus is still pretty poisonous, despite its pretty appearance and "false" adjective. Stay away!
crocea - Orange Grisette
A bright orange Grisette! Hard to miss, albeit I've only found this one that is barely started.
muscaria - Fly Agaric
'"The" toad-stool. Who doesn''t like a red and white spotty shroom? Once used to attract and kill flies - hence the (incorrect) name.'
phalloides - Death Cap
Capital D Deadly!
If eaten these will provide one of the most elongated and painful deaths around.
Best to stay well away.
rubescens - The Blusher
These pop up all over! These are so common that if you find an Amanita, it's a good idea to rule these out before considering other species.
They're very substantial and apparently quite good edibles, although with the other deadly poisonous members of its family, I think I'll pass.
vaginata - Grisette
A particularly eye-catching subspecies, Grisettes are easily separated from other Amanita by their lack of an annulus - the distinctive ring and skirt found around the stipe of most Amanita.
virosa - Destroying Angel
As deadly as the Death Cap, with an equally METAL name. Very cute an unassuming, but not for eating - only admiring from a distance.
