Amanita caesarea (Scop. ex Fr.) Quél. Caesar’s Mushroom, Amanite de Césars, Oronge, Kaiserling Cap 6–18cm across, ovoid or hemispherical becoming expanded convex, clear orange-red, fading or ageing more yellowish, smooth and slightly viscid, finely lined at the margin. Stem 50–120 x 15–25mm, yellow with a large yellow pendulous ring which is often striate, the basal bulb is encased in a large, white bag-like volva. Flesh whitish, distinctly yellow below the cap cuticle. Taste pleasant, smell faint and delicate. Gills free and crowded, yellow. Spore print white to yellowish. Spores elliptical, nonamyloid, 10–14 x 6–11µ. Habitat not yet found in Britain, this species favours open deciduous woodland, especially with oaks, in warm regions. Season summer to autumn. Edible – excellent, this species has been a prized esculent since Roman times and due to its orange-red cap and yellow skin and gills it is not easily confused with others. The European and American form have differences In form and should be treated as different species.