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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Amanitaceae: Amanita ceciliae (Berk. & Broome) Bas

Amanita ceciliae – snakeskin grisette

Synonyms: Agaricus ceciliae, Amanita inaurata, Amanita strangulata, Amanitopsis ceciliae, Amanitopsis inaurata, Vaginata inaurata.

Common names: snakeskin grisette, Cecilia's Ringless Amanita.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Amanita ceciliae, commonly called snakeskin grisette and strangulated amanita, is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus Amanita. First described in 1854 by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Christopher Edmund Broome, it was given its current name by Cornelis Bas in 1984. It is characterized by bearing a large fruit body with a brown cap 5–12 cm (2.0–4.7 in) across. The cap has charcoal-grey patches, which are easily removable. The stipe is 7–18 cm (2.8–7.1 in) long, white in colour, and there is no ring on it. It is slightly tapered to the top, and has irregular cottony bands girdling the base. The universal veil is grey. Spores are white, spherical in shape, non-amyloid, and measure 10.2–11.7 micrometres. The mushrooms are considered edible, but field guides typically advise caution in selecting them for consumption, due to risks of confusion with similar toxic species. A. ceciliae is found in woods throughout Europe and North America, where it fruits during summer and autumn.

Basque: Kukumelo ezkatagris, Finnish: Puistokärpässieni, French: Amanite étranglée, German: Riesen-Scheidenstreifling, Hungarian: Óriás selyemgomba, Japanese: テングツルタケ, Polish: Muchomor złotawy, Russian: Поплавок странный, Swedish: Jättekamskivling.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Snakeskin grisette mushroom (<B>Amanita ceciliae</B> group) on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-05-12.htm">May 12, 2018</A>
LinkSnakeskin grisette mushroom (Amanita ceciliae group) on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, May 12, 2018
Location on mapsFour Notch Loop Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Mushroom of <B>Amanita ceciliae</B> group on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-05-26.htm">May 26, 2018</A>
LinkMushroom of Amanita ceciliae group on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Underside of a mushroom of <B>Amanita ceciliae</B> group on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-05-26.htm">May 26, 2018</A>
LinkUnderside of a mushroom of Amanita ceciliae group on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Young snakeskin grisette mushroom (<B>Amanita ceciliae</B> group) under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-04-16.htm">April 16, 2024</A>
LinkYoung snakeskin grisette mushroom (Amanita ceciliae group) under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 16, 2024
Location on mapsIron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Spores of snakeskin grisette mushroom (<B>Amanita ceciliae</B> group) collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 16, 2024
LinkSpores of snakeskin grisette mushroom (Amanita ceciliae group) collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 16, 2024

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