Amanita caesarea

Caesar's Amanita is an ectomycorrhizal fungus found in pine and oak forests. It is edible and considered choice, even though it is closely related to deadly poisonous species such as Amanita phalloides (make SURE you know what you are eating!).

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Last updated 24-Jul-97