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Cleft-foot Amanita

Amanita brunnescens

☠ Deadly

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Cap color: brown,dark brown
Cap size: 5–12 cm
Gill color: white
Gill attachment: free
Stem: white with split bulbous volva at base, ring present
Texture: firm
Habitat: mixed hardwood forest
Fruiting season: September–November
Peak season: Fall (September–November)

Key Identification Features

Cap brown to dark brown, 5–12 cm
stem with distinctive cleft or split volva at base forming a split bulb rather than a cup
white warts on cap
ring present
gills white
found in mixed hardwood forests

Symptoms & Toxicity

Potentially deadly — contains amatoxins; causes delayed liver and kidney failure 6–24 hours after ingestion

Regions Found

Region data not available

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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