Panther Cap

Amanita pantherina (DC.) Krombh.

Also called: Panthercap

Safety first

This mushroom is listed as poisonous. Eating it can make you seriously ill.

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Poisonous Source: Wikipedia: Amanita pantherina

Classification from Wikipedia: Amanita pantherina. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.

Photos

Photo: Roxanna Muller. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Mel Hackett. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Mel Hackett. CC0. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

The highlighted bar is the current month.

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Recorded observations of Panther Cap by month
Month	Records
January	22
February	27
March	21
April	32
May	64
June	56
July	117
August	181
September	103
October	83
November	49
December	22

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

California 141 records · Foraging rules
Washington 80 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 64 records · Foraging rules
Colorado 56 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 23 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 21 records · Foraging rules
New Mexico 17 records · Foraging rules
Montana 16 records · Foraging rules
Wyoming 14 records · Foraging rules
Alaska 13 records · Foraging rules
New York 12 records · Foraging rules
Maryland 11 records · Foraging rules
Utah 10 records · Foraging rules
Minnesota 10 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 9 records · Foraging rules

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Georgia8 records
Tennessee8 records
Michigan8 records
West Virginia7 records
Alabama5 records
Pennsylvania5 records
Louisiana3 records
Arizona3 records
South Carolina2 records
Quebec2 records
Yukon2 records
Massachusetts2 records
Northwest Territories1 records
District of Columbia1 records
Indiana1 records
Alberta1 records
New Jersey1 records
Ohio1 records
Oklahoma1 records
Ontario1 records
Wisconsin1 records
Florida1 records

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Identification traits

Cap shape	flat
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	ring and volva
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Amanita pantherina, also known as the panther cap, false blusher, and the panther amanita due to its similarity to the true blusher (Amanita rubescens), is a species of fungus found in Eurasia, Africa, North America, and South America with poisonous and psychoactive properties.

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