Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Panther Cap Mushroom

Amanita pantherina - Cap 6-10cm across, ochraceous brown, covered with small pure-white warty fragments of the veil, finely striate at the margin. Stem 90-130' 10-15mm, white with tattered, pendulous ring which is not striate or grooved, the stem base is bulbous and closely wrapped in the white volva which forms a distinct free rim around the base and one or two belt-like rings just above. Flesh white, becoming hollow in the stem. Taste and smell mild. Gills free, crowded white. Spore print white. Spores broadly ovate, nonamyloid. Habitat is in coniferous or deciduous woodland especially beech. Season is summer to autumn. Uncommon. Poisonous, may be deadly. Distribution: America and Europe. Picture shown is before plant achieved maturity.