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    Tawny grisette

    Amanita fulva Fr. · Amanitaceae

    Also: Orange-brown ringless amanita

    Edible with cautionRisk of confusion: high

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    Identification in 5 steps

    Tawny grisette
    Photo: Thomas Pruß · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    The tawny grisette is a slender, ringless grisette with an orange-brown, strongly striate cap and a white, sac-like volva. It is common in damp, acidic woods.

    SeasonJune to October
    Spore printwhite
    FamilyAmanitaceae
    1. Cap. The cap is 4 to 10 cm wide, orange brown to foxy, with a strongly striate margin and usually a darker bump in the centre.
    2. Underside. The gills are white and free.
    3. Stem, ring and volva. The stem is whitish to pale orange-brownish, without a ring, and sits in a white, membranous, sac-like volva with rusty stains.
    4. Smell and taste. Do not taste it.
    5. Flesh and colour change. The flesh is white and brittle.

    Lookalikes

    Poisonous raw (haemolysins), edible only when well cooked. Amanitas and grisettes are not for beginners: the genus includes the deadly death caps.

    Habitat & Season

    Nutrient-poor, damp, acidic soils, especially bogs. From the lowlands up into the hills and mountains.

    Host trees

    Pine, spruce, beech, oak, birch.

    Season

    possible good main season

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    Safety

    Never eat a mushroom you have not identified with certainty. For experienced foragers only: heed the restrictions, and if in doubt, do not eat it.

    Advice for your country

    United Kingdom

    Poison centre:

    NHS 111 (England)111

    Emergency: 999 · 112

    Ireland

    Poison centre:

    National Poisons Information Centre (public line)(01) 809 2166

    Emergency: 112 · 999

    Germany

    Poison centre:

    Giftnotruf Berlin030 19240Giftinformationszentrum München089 19240GIZ-Nord Göttingen0551 19240

    Emergency: 112

    Mushroom advice: DGfM: find a mushroom expert. Certified mushroom experts of the German Mycological Society (DGfM).

    Collecting rules: Mushrooms that are not specially protected may be collected in small quantities for personal use unless a protected area or ban applies. Certain specially protected edible species (e.g. cep, chanterelle, birch bolete) may be collected in small quantities for personal use.

    Austria

    Poison centre:

    Vergiftungsinformationszentrale (VIZ)01 406 43 43

    Emergency: 112 · 144

    Mushroom advice: Austrian Mycological Society (ÖMG): mushroom advice. Mushroom advice by the Austrian Mycological Society or regional services such as municipal market offices.

    Collecting rules: At most 2 kg of mushrooms per person per day unless the forest owner has prohibited collecting; organised collecting events are prohibited. Additional state rules apply (collecting hours, closed seasons), e.g. Carinthia, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg.

    Conservation and collecting rules

    Not specially protected.

    No species-specific rule known.

    Red List Germany: Least concern

    In the kitchen

    Low culinary value. Boil thoroughly; the haemolysins are destroyed only above 70 °C.

    Not recommended. Never eat it raw.

    Frequently asked questions

    Tawny grisette: is it edible?

    Only with restrictions. Poisonous raw (haemolysins), edible only when well cooked. Amanitas and grisettes are not for beginners: the genus includes the deadly death caps. Boil thoroughly; the haemolysins are destroyed only above 70 °C.

    Tawny grisette: when and where does it grow?

    In central Europe the season runs from June to October. Tree partners and habitat: Pine, spruce, beech, oak, birch. Soil: Nutrient-poor, damp, acidic soils, especially bogs. Elevation: From the lowlands up into the hills and mountains.

    Tawny grisette: what are the lookalikes?

    The most important distinction is from Death cap (Amanita phalloides, deadly poisonous): It has a ring and a greenish cap without striations; a ring that has fallen off makes grisettes dangerously similar. Other lookalikes: Saffron grisette.

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