Tawny Grisette

 Latin

Amanita fulva

Location

Britty Wood

Date

29th August 2021

Habitat

Soil, in mostly coniferous parts of mixed woodland

Notes

1 day earlier, was a small domed mushroom

Differentiators

Could be confused with orange grisette but an orange grisette has zigzag pattern on the stem (see https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/orange-grisette/ ), tawny has a smooth stem or possibly fibrillose  (I wonder whether some of these were orange rather than tawny in retrospect)

Could be confused with a Caesars mushroom but Caesars mushroom hasn't been found in UK yet. A Caesars mushroom also has a ring and orange/yellow gills as opposed to the white/cream of a grisette.

Edibility

Amanita, but edible if thoroughly cooked.