Mushroom Type Edible  
    
Latin Name Amanita rubescens 
    

    
Maximum height (CM) 15 
Maximum width (CM) 15 
    
Smell Faint. 
Gills White, free of the stem, quite crowded. Can develop red spots where damaged. 
Spore Print White, ovate. 
Stem White with a red to cap coloured flush. The skirt is an important identification tool as the top has fine grooves running from the stem out. The bottom of the stem is bulbous rather than appearing in a volvic sack and the stem bruises red. 
Cap Flesh coloured to light brown to a darker red/brown sometimes with a yellow flush and covered in off-white to grey scales. Spherical to convex to flat. 
Flesh White but 'blushing' red when bruised or exposed to air. 
Habitat Mixed woodland. 
Taste Faint then becoming slightly acrid. Must be cooked before eating as it contains a toxin that is destroyed when heated. 
Possible Confusion Can be confused with the deadly Panther Cap, Amanita pantherina. The diff