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Amanita sect. Caesareae
Could be the species called Amanita hemibapha in Japan.
lowish mountainous forest in Jaopan
This mushroom is edible, and has been traditionally taken as food in Mexico. They consume it roasted with a bit of the herb Dysphania ambrosioides. International export market began from the 1990s.[14] A. caesarea is also traditionally gathered and consumed in Italy, where it is known as ovolo or ovolo buono.
I looked through and applied some names, honestly I'm not the best person to ask for Canadian or Japanese fungi. You are much more likely to get good IDs if you post these at MO instead of here.
thanks Orbea and TheMiesMeister... If either of you have time, and would like to check through my unknown photos, I have many unidentified fungi on my PN site... (mostly from Canada and Japan) I would appreciate your help ID-ing them.
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Amanita caesarea is a European species, not Japanese. Amanita species are often restricted to regions. more likely than not you have another species.
It does indeed look like Amanita caesarea, but that is a species from Europe, mostly distributed around the Mediterranean Region. Furthermore, A. caesarea is much plumper, if you will, where this mushroom has a slender appearence. It's more elongated eggshaped cap when young, instead of a ballshape like A. ceasarea. This specimen, from the Caesarea section in Amanita, is probably Amanita caesareoides, the Asian Vermillion Slender Caesar. In Japan, as well as for most of East and South Asia, the species is called Amanita hemibapha, though I am not entirely sure whether it is the same species. I have added a link down below where you can read all you need/want to know about Amanita, especially about this Amanita group, the Ceasars. Great series! Cheers!
http://www.amanitaceae.org/?Amanita+caes...
Yes Shekai, you can call it that, I don't think Mark will mind! As to sweet, I'm not sure about that, but it seems to be a well sought after mushroom for eating... In fact in photo #2 someone has alreadty had a bite!
Yes I believe that one can be pretty demanding. Only less serious ones in my youth. This one was one of the most sought after in Europe - thus the name - I think he thought they were all for him.
hahaha... red is usually a sign of poison - don't eat! I learn't from eating Amanita muscaria!!
thanks kdpicturemaker. I was lucky there were all different stages available at the time.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2013
Submitted on Feb 5, 2014
