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The '''Caesar's Mushroom''' (''Amanita caesarea'') is an edible [[mushroom]] in the family [[Amanitaceae]], native to southern [[Europe]]. The common name comes from its being a favorite of the [[Rome |Roman]] emperors, who took the name [[Gaius_Iulius_Caesar (name)#The_cognomen_Caesar|''Caesar'']] (originally a Roman ''cognomen'') as a title. Other common names include '''Royal Amanita''', '''Aminite de César''', '''Oronge''', or '''Kaiserling''' in German.


The '''Caesar's Mushroom''' (''Amanita caesarea'') is an edible [[mushroom]] in the family [[Amanitaceae]], native to southern [[Europe]]. The common name comes from its being a favorite of the [[Rome |Roman]] emperors, who took the name [[Caesar]] (originally a family name) as a title. Other common names include '''Royal Amanita''', '''Aminite de César''', '''Oronge''', or '''Kaiserling''' in German.
This mushroom has a tawny cap with a yellow stem and gills. It may be seated in a cup (the remains of a [[universal veil]]) and have the remains of a partial veil hanging from the [[Stipe (mycology)|stipe]]. The base of the stipe is thicker than the top.  The [[spore]]s are white. This mushroom favours [[oak]] woodland, sometimes mixed with [[conifer]]s.  


This mushroom has a tawny cap with a yellow stem and gills. It may be seated in a cup (remnant of [[universal veil]]) and have the remains of a partial veil hanging from the [[Stipe (mycology)|stipe]]. The base of the stipe is thicker than the top.  The [[spore]]s are white.  This mushroom favours [[oak]] woodland, sometimes mixed with [[conifer]]s.
Caesar's Mushroom has also been classified as ''A. umbonata''.  The relationship of the similar [[North America]]n species ''A. hemibapha'' and ''A. jacksonii'' to ''A. caesarea'' is not clear. Moreover, the edibility of North American species is also unclear.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]
 
It has also been classified as ''A. umbonata''.  The relationship of the similar [[North America]]n species ''A. hemibapha'' and ''A. jacksonii'' to ''A. caesarea'' is not clear. Moreover, the edibility of North American species is also unclear.
 
== External links ==
* [http://pluto.njcc.com/~ret/amanita/species/caesarea.html  Photos and description of ''A. caesarea'']
* [http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/mar2002.html Photos and description of related North American species, with some discussion of relationships]
* [http://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_jacksonii.html  Classification problems of this mushroom]
 
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Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita caesarea.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetae
Subclass: Hymenomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species: A. caesarea
Binomial name
Amanita caesarea
(Scop.) Pers.

The Caesar's Mushroom (Amanita caesarea) is an edible mushroom in the family Amanitaceae, native to southern Europe. The common name comes from its being a favorite of the Roman emperors, who took the name Caesar (originally a Roman cognomen) as a title. Other common names include Royal Amanita, Aminite de César, Oronge, or Kaiserling in German.

This mushroom has a tawny cap with a yellow stem and gills. It may be seated in a cup (the remains of a universal veil) and have the remains of a partial veil hanging from the stipe. The base of the stipe is thicker than the top. The spores are white. This mushroom favours oak woodland, sometimes mixed with conifers.

Caesar's Mushroom has also been classified as A. umbonata. The relationship of the similar North American species A. hemibapha and A. jacksonii to A. caesarea is not clear. Moreover, the edibility of North American species is also unclear.

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