Panther cap

Hi Karen, you are very welcome! I'm trying to specialize in Amanitas, so I love challenges like these.

Thanks TheMiesMeister - I will go back through my photos when I get a chance & see if I have any more angles on this.

Hello! I don't think it is an Amanita pantherina, based on the patches on the cap adn the color of the stipe. I believe this is an Amanita from the Vaginata section, based on the striate margin and the stipe base. Too bad you haven't made a picture of the whole stipe, because you can't see whether it has a ring or not.
http://pluto.njcc.com/~ret/amanita/sectv...