Grisette
Amanita vaginata
mushroom
⚠️ Toxic look-alike
Never eat this mushroom unless you are certain it is not its toxic look-alike.
Pale forms of the death cap, which is deadly, can look like it. The grisette has a metallic grey cap, never greenish, a strongly striated margin, a sac-like volva sheathing the stem, and above all no ring. Have every harvest checked by a pharmacist or a mycologist.
If in the slightest doubt, leave it. If you feel unwell after eating it, even several hours later, call Poison Control (1-800-222-1222) or 911.
A grey amanita without a ring, its cap strongly striated at the edge; not very fleshy, with a mild, slightly earthy taste.
- Origin
- Temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere
- Season (United States)
- June to September
- Preparation
- Always well cooked: raw, it is toxic. Fragile, it is carried home without crushing and cooked quickly. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.
- Molecules
- Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine
- Did you know?
- It is the ringless amanita par excellence; it is also called grisette.