Common names
Castellano: Amanita echinocephala, verrugosa
GUIDE FOR DETERMINATION
It is a beautiful species of Amanita, one of the easiest to recognize due to the showy decoration on the hat, all bristling with pointed warts in the shape of a pyramid, which is also repeated on the foot, especially on the part of the head. its lower widening. Also significant, for the purposes of identification, is the color of the lamellae, which tends towards yellow-green.
The hat initially has a rounded shape and remains that way for a long time; then when opened it becomes convex and rarely extends completely.
It is smooth and its color is very variable: from pure white to silver gray or yellowish gray, lighter at the margin.
It is almost always covered by numerous pyramidal-shaped, pointed, angular warts, the same color as the cap. The lamellae are wide, very tight, with a thin margin, rounded at the base, greenish in the young mushroom, then they become lighter until they acquire a cream color.
The foot ends in a bulb that carries the separated remains of the volva and is provided with a well-defined ring, somewhat wide, with grooves on the upper part, decorated with scales on the lower part; It has a whitish color to which a green shading is sometimes added.
The flesh is white and gives off an unpleasant smell of disinfectant.
WHERE AND WHEN IT CAN BE FOUND
It can be found in planifolia or mixed forests from June to October. It prefers calcareous soils and where the season is warm. It is quite rare although it has spread throughout southern Europe.
EDIBLE CHARACTERISTICS
We have pointed out the doubt about its toxicity although this has not been fully confirmed. However, it should be avoided, since its organoleptic characteristics, relating to both smell and flavor, do not encourage eating it either.
DIMENSIONS
In general it has a robust, rounded appearance and sometimes reaches quite large dimensions. The diameter of the hat can be 8-15 cm. and it is very thick; The average height of the foot is between 10-12 cm.
THE MUSHROOM IN DETAIL
In the photo the characteristic that has given its name to the species is clearly evident, and it is precisely the hat colorfully decorated with very pointed warts.
SUSPICIOUS
Attention: it has pyramid-shaped warts
Other publications on mushrooms and fungi
Other Aragonese Mushrooms
Some of the mushrooms that can be found in Aragon are the following:
- Amanita aspera var. francheti
- Amanita aureola
- Amanita caesarea. Amanita de los cesares.
- Amanita citrina y Amanita mappa.
- Amanita echinocephala
- Amanita gemmata. Amanita junquillea.
- Falsa Oronja (Amanita muscaria).
- Amanita ovoidea.
- Amanita panterina. Pantera.
- Oronja Mortal (Amanita phalloides).
- Amanita rubescens. Amanita rosada, Amanita vinosa.
- Amanita spissa var: excelsa
- Amanita strobiliformis.
- Amanita vaginata (=amanitopsis vaginata) var. umbrinolutea
- Amanita verna..
- Seta de San Jorge (Tricholoma georgii).
- Colmenilla (Morchella esculenta).
- Trufa Negra (Tuber nigrum).
- Calabaza (Boletus edulis)
- Champiñon Silvestre (Agaricus campestris).
- Rovellón (Lactarius deliciosus).
- Setas de Pino (Tricholoma terreum).
- Clavaria (Ramaria aurea).
- Seta de Cardo (Pleurotus eryngii).
- Seta de Chopo (Agrocybe aegerita).
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