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Caesar's mushroom
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Caesar's mushroom

Amanita caesarea

Amanita caesarea, commonly known as Caesar's mushroom, is a highly regarded edible mushroom in the genus Amanita, native to southern Europe and North Africa. While it was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772, this mushroom was a known favorite of early rulers of the Roman Empire.

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Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Caesar's mushroom in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.142

Caesar's mushroom in Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet

Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet

J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.480

Caesar's mushroom in Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.125

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In the stacks

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 204588.