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Amanita jacksonii

Previously known as:

  • Amanita umbonata
Description

Eastern Caesar's Amanita is an edible mushroom found in woodlands from eastern Canada through the United States and into Mexico.  It is common to the oak and pine forests and fields of the Piedmont region of North Carolina. 

These mushrooms grow in partial shade to dappled shade. Forms mycorrhizal associations with forest trees and grows singly but sometimes in scattered loose groups.

It is easy to spot with its brilliant red cap that fades from the outer edge to the center with age.  The stem of the mushroom is yellow with orange fibrils. The cap of the mushroom can grow to 4 inches; oval at first, then becoming convex with a central bump. the gills are crowded, orange-yellow, and free from the stem. The short gills are subtruncate to truncate.

See this plant in the following landscape:
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • 'Warren'
    Orange, red, and yellow
'Warren'
Tags:
#edible plant#mushrooms#yellow stems
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • 'Warren'
    Orange, red, and yellow
'Warren'
Tags:
#edible plant#mushrooms#yellow stems
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Amanita
    Species:
    jacksonii
    Family:
    Amanitaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    Quebec Canada to Mexico
    Distribution:
    East of the rocky mountains.
    Edibility:
    This mushroom is edible; however, caution should be used because it is similar in appearance to other, poisonous, mushrooms.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Mushroom
    Habit/Form:
    Erect
    Growth Rate:
    Rapid
    Maintenance:
    Low
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
    Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Description:
    Produces whit spores
  • Leaves:
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Gold/Yellow
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No