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Grisette - Amanita vaginata

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Common Name:

Grisette

Scientific Name:

Amanita vaginata

Typical Size (mm):

0mm

Cap Diameter (mm):

50-90

Stem Height (mm):

130-200

Stem Diameter (mm):

15-20

Description:

Unlike many other Amanita species, Amanita vaginata - the Grisette - does not have a ring on its stem. Grisettes are not poisonous , but they are easily confused with Death Caps.

Cap:

Grey, normally retaining no velar remains. Initially egg-shaped, the cap expands to become flat but always with a small raised central area (an umbo). The edge of the cap is striated (with comb-like radial ridges). Below the pellicle (skin of the cap) the flesh is white and firm.

Gills:

White, adnexed and crowded.

Stem:

Tapering only slightly (narrower near the cap); white or tinged with the cap colour. The stipe usually becomes hollow as the fruit body matures. There is no stem ring on this Amanita species; however, at the base of the stipe there is a large white sack-like volva.

Habitat:

Found in deciduous forests and occasionally in mixed woodland.