white to whitish or creamy and can have a faint yellow

green tone on occasion. They are crowded.

Spore Print: white to creamy white for both species.
Stalk: Amanita bisporigera 2 to 5 1/4 inches tall and 1/4 to
3/4 inches thick. It is whitish in color and has a white ring.
It has a bulb like base. Amanita phalloides 2 1/2 to 6
inches tall and 3/8 to 1 inch wide. It is whitish in color or
with yellowish tones. Its large ring is white to whitish or
with yellowish tones. It has a bulb. On both species the
stalk gets wider going downwards.
WHERE, WHEN & HOW TO LOOK
Where: Amanita bisporigera on the soil in mixed woods
and under hardwood trees such as oak.
Amanita
phalloides on the soil in mixed woods. Live in CA but
also conifers in other areas.
When: Amanita bisporigera June through September
perhaps a little longer in the south. Amanita phalloides
Sep Nov. in the east, but November February in the
west.
How they appear: Amanita bisporigera singly to in small
groups to scattered. Amanita phalloides typically grows in
groups but can be found singly to scattered.
How commonhow rare? Amanita bisporigera is
common in eastern north America and is a NA species.

Amanita phalloides is generally rare in the north east

but can be locally abundant; in the west it is
common.

Amanita phalloides
LOOK ALIKES
The Deadly poisonous Amanita ocreata grows in the
west is similar to A. bisporigera. The are many other
poisonous and similar looking whitish amanitas.
EDIBILTY
Deadly Poisonous. Can cause kidney and liver
failure. This is an extremely important mushroom
to learn before considering the consumption of any
wild mushroom since this group has caused so
many deaths.