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False Caesar’s Mushroom (Amanita parcivolvata)

Amanita parcivolvata is a fungus that produces fruit bodies that vaguely resemble those of Amanita muscaria. It is differentiated, however, by its lack of an annulus, by the volval deposits on its stipe/base, and by its pileal striations. It occasionally lacks a stipe bulb entirely, instead just tapering to a point in the ground with powdery volval deposits on its surface. It ranges from 3โ€“12ย cm (1.2โ€“4.7ย in) in length and is occasional to common in the Southeastern…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131006263