Panther cap

Amanita pantherina

Русское название: Мухомор пантерный

Contains toxic compounds that can cause serious neurological symptoms. Similar-looking Amanita species can be difficult for non-experts to separate. It is not a food or a safe home-remedy ingredient.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Never decide to eat a wild mushroom from a photograph or online description. A mistake can be fatal. For mushroom ingestion or suspected poisoning, contact emergency medical services or a poison centre immediately, even if symptoms have not appeared.

Irish Poisons Centre mushroom safety ↗

◎Distribution

Europe and parts of Asia

♧Habitat

Broadleaf and conifer woodland

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsAmanita pantherina — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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