Amanita battarrae or Tawny grisette

Cap 5–10 cm, bell-shaped in young mushrooms, then flattening to plano-convex with a small umbo in the center. Gray-brown with a distinctive zoned pattern — concentric darker bands near the margin. The margin is noticeably radially striate. Surface matte, slightly sticky in wet weather.

Cap 4-9 cm across, hemispherical to conical-convex when young, later becoming convex with a low umbo. Color reddish-brown, orange-brown, honey-brown, darker at the center, paler at the margin. Surface smooth, slightly slimy in wet weather. The cap margin has characteristic radial grooves, a diagnostic feature of section Vaginatae.

Gills free, white, crowded. Spore print white.

Gilled hymenophore: the gills are free, crowded, pure white (not attached to the stem). Spore print white, as in all amanitas.

Stem 7–12 cm tall, 0.8–1.5 cm thick, cylindrical, more slender than the cap. White or cream, sometimes with faint grayish scale-like patches. THERE IS NO RING — this is the key feature of section Vaginatae. At the base — a large, white, sack-like volva (remnants of the veil).

Stem 8-15 cm tall, 0.5-1.2 cm thick, thin, slender. Color whitish, with fine lengthwise brownish fibers or a fine mesh. No ring: the key difference from its deadly relatives. At the base: a sac-like, eggshell volva (whitish or with brownish tints), just like the destroying angel's.

Flesh white, thin, brittle. Does NOT change color when cut. Springy in young mushrooms, crumbly in mature ones.

Flesh thin, soft, white to pale cream. When cut, it does not change color. Smell faint and neutral.

Smell faint, neutral, described in some sources as slightly radish-like. Taste (only after cooking) — mild, with no pronounced notes.

Faint, neutral, mushroomy, with no distinctive notes.