Amanita jacksonii

American Caesar’s Mushroom

Edible

A scarlet cap rising out of a white egg, and one of the few Amanita anyone eats deliberately — in the same genus, and often the same woods, as the ones that kill.

Edible in this game means: Widely eaten when correctly identified and properly prepared.

Commonly confused with

Amanita muscariaFly AgaricPoisonousCompare →

Do not use this page to identify a mushroom you intend to eat. It describes one species in general terms, lists only the best-documented lookalikes, and cannot account for regional variation, your own sensitivity or how the mushroom is prepared. Ask a qualified local expert.

Genus

Amanita jacksonii sits in the genus Amanita. Its close relatives in this game are listed below — worth comparing, because genus-mates are exactly what people confuse.

Amanita jacksonii

Commonly confused with

Genus

See also