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Amanita (Immature Button Stage)

Amanita phalloides / A. bisporigera

⚠ Severely Toxic

Seek emergency medical care immediately

Cap color: white
Cap size: small
Gill color: white
Gill attachment: free
Stem: White, enclosed in universal veil; no ring or volva visible until broken open
Texture: smooth
Habitat: forest floor
Fruiting season: summer,fall
Peak season: Summer–Fall

Key Identification Features

Immature Amanita species appear as white eggs underground that can be confused with puffballs
when sliced lengthwise the outline of a cap, gills, and stem are visible inside the white flesh — CRITICAL difference from edible puffballs which show only pure white flesh

Regions Found

Region data not available

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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