Tawny Grisette - Amanita fulva

Description

The cap is tawny orange with a paler area around the edge of the cap which, when mature is flat but with a small umbo. Cap is neatly striated. The gills are white, free and crowded. Stipe is more or less smooth; white or yellowish-brown. There is no ring, but at the base of the stipe there is a large white volva.

Similar Species

Orange Grisette

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side-view and underneath to show gills; ensure your photo shows full length of stipe including base; note size, habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Woodland, often besides paths.

When to see it

July to October.

Life History

Associated with hardwood and softwood trees.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Quite frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Tawny Grisette
Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Amanitaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
18
First record:
03/09/2010 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
14/10/2025 (Bell, Melinda)

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