Key Identification Features
- Pale salmon-pink to buff cap (5–12 cm) with striate margin
- white free gills
- slender white stem with NO ring (ringless — key feature)
- prominent cup-like white volva at base. Grows under live oak and mixed hardwood-conifer in coastal CA. Dangerous: resembles edible Amanitas
- amatoxin content under research
- avoid.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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