Panthercap

Description:

The cap of Amanita pantherina ranges from 5 to 12 cm in diameter. Shiny brown or grey-brown with a very finely striate margin, the cap is initially domed but tends to flatten as the fruitbody matures. Pure white remains of the universal veil are dotted, usually fairly evenly, over the cap surface. White, free and crowded, the gills of Amanita pantherina are fairly broad. The stem of Amanita pantherina ranges from 6 to 12 cm tall and is pure white with a hanging ring that is initially quite chunky but often becomes thin and floppy in more mature specimens. The slightly swollen stem base retains the white remains of the volva, usually as one or more woolly rings or as a helix above a narrow gutter.

Habitat:

Ectomycorhizal mainly with hardwood trees, most often found under oaks or beech.

Notes:

Spotted in Landgoed Bannink in rural area of Colmschate, Holland. (sources:see reference)