Panther Cap

Amanita pantherina

Family: Amanitaceae

Panther Cap (Amanita pantherina)
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Overview

Brown-capped Amanita with white warts, white gills, white ring, and a distinctive bulb with a ringed margin (the 'pantherine bulb'). Same isoxazole toxins as A. muscaria but at higher concentration — hospital cases routine in Europe and the PNW.

Edibility
Toxic
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal

Host trees & substrate

  • Local forest substrate

Key identification features

  • Brown cap with pure white warts
  • Stem bulb with a clear ring/margin at top
  • White gills, white ring

See live fruiting predictions for Panther Cap on the forecast home page, or browse the full field guide.

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