Amanita porphyria (Alb. & Schw. ex Fr.) Secr. Grey Veiled Amanita Amanite porphyre Porphyrbrauner Wulstling Cap 5–9cm across, convex becoming flattened, pale greyish-brown with vinaceous flush, smooth. Stem 100–130 x 10–15mm, whitish, ring thin and fragile, basal bulb encased in a short volva. Flesh whitish becoming brown. Taste unpleasant, smell slight. Gills free to adnexed, white. Spore print white. Spores globose, amyloid, 7.5–9.5µ diameter. Habitat in coniferous or mixed woods. Season late summer to autumn. Occasional. Not edible many amanitas contain poisonous toxins -avoid. Distribution, north America and Europe.