Mushroom Type Edible  
    
Latin Name Amanita fulva 
    

    
Maximum height (CM) 14 
Maximum width (CM) 9 
    
Smell 
Faint.
 
Gills 
White and free of the stem, fairly crowded.
 
Spore Print White, globose.
 
Stem White with a cap coloured flush and when mature long and thin. Growing from an obvious volva or sack. No ring. 
Cap 
Orange/brown or 'tawny'. Ovoid at first then flattening out with a slight, darker umbo. The edge of the cap is grooved in line with the gills.
 
Flesh White, usually hollow in the stem.
 
Habitat Mixed woodland.
 
Taste Mushroomy.
 
Possible Confusion 
The Grisette, Amanita vaginata is similar but has a darker brown/grey cap. Care should always be taken when picking Amanitas for consumption.