Amanita fulva

The tawny grisette (Amanita fulva), or less poetically the orange-brown ringless amanita, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Amanita.

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A. fulva is one of the grisettes that are part of the genus Amanita. The species in this group have slightly different colors and habitats, but look similar otherwise.

The cap is tan with a clearly lined margin. The gills are white and free from the stem. The stem is white, relatively long and thin, often hollow, and without a ring. The sack-like volva is patchy white with brown. The mushroom grows near various kinds of trees, often birch.

The tawny grisette is found in conifer, birch, beech and oak woodlands in Europe. Similar Species occur in north America

Historically, both the tawny grisette and the grisette (Amanita vaginata) were placed in the genus Amanitopsis due to their lack of a ring, unlike other Amanita species. However this distinction is now seen as insufficient to warrant a separate genus.

Edibility

Amanita fulva is edible and has a pleasant taste, but it can cause stomach problems when consumed raw. Because of the white, free-standing gills, A. fulva can be confused with poisonous Amanita species and therefore some authors discourage picking it for the table. The other grisettes are likewise edible.

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