Key Identification Features
- Cap cinnamon-brown to copper-brown, 2–7 cm
- pores cinnamon-brown to rust (no yellow pores)
- stem cinnamon with yellow base — bright yellow stem base is diagnostic
- flesh yellow to orange
- intensely peppery hot taste
- often associated with Amanita muscaria
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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