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Caesar's mushroom

Photo: @drakiragavon · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Fungi and other organisms

Caesar's mushroom

Amanita caesarea

Observations in the area
3
Last sighting
25 September 2025
Category
Fungi and other organisms
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The species

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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