Amanita phalloides var. Alba
Also Known As: 
White Death Cap
Cap Diameter (mm): 
60-150mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
8-12mm
Stem Height (mm): 
80-200mm
 
Description: 

A white variation of the Death Cap. Equally as deadly.

Cap: 

The White Death Cap sports a pure white cap. Shape - convex with a satin-like texture. Radially fibrillose.

Flesh: 

Thick white flesh with an aroma of potatoes or honey (sickly sweet). Starts smelling of ammonia with age.

Gills: 

Gills are white and crowded.

Spores: 

8-10.5 x 7-8 Microns in size. Broadly elliptical to subglobose, amyloid. White in colour.

Stem: 

Cylindric with bulbous base cupped with a sac-like volva. Stem is slightly scaly with a thin, membranous but persistent ring.

Distribution: 

Very uncommon.

Habitat: 

Grows with Oak in mixed deciduous woodland.