Amanita Citrina In Autumn Forest Close Up Stock Image

Amanita citrina (synonym Amanita mappa), the false death cap or citron amanita, is a basidiomycotic mushroom, one of many in the genus Amanita. It grows in silicate soil in the summer and autumn months. It bears a pale yellow or sometimes white cap, with white stem, ring and volva. Though not deadly, it is inedible and often confused for the lethal death cap (Amanita phalloides). Amanita citrina, false deathcap, mushroom on the ground. Eukaryota. Fungi.