Caesar's mushroom
amanita caesarea latin

Claudius was known to have been very fond of eating Caesar's mushroom.

Following his death, many sources have attributed it to his being fed a meal of death caps instead of Caesar's mushrooms.

The developing Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea), for example, which may resemble a small white sphere at this point, is protected by this structure.

Amanita caesarea (Caesar's mushroom)

These toxic mushrooms resemble several edible species (most notably caesar's mushroom and the straw mushroom) commonly consumed by humans, increasing the risk of accidental poisoning.

Several modern common names recognise this heritage with the English Caesar's mushroom and royal amanita, French impériale, Polish cesarski and German Kaiserling.

Every now and then out pops an Amanita caesarea - the red-topped Caesar's mushroom that can fetch close to $500 a pound if you can get it fresh to market in Spain.

Amanita caesarea, commonly known in English as Caesar's mushroom, is a highly regarded edible mushroom in the genus Amanita, native to southern Europe and North Africa.

The second similar species, the Caesar's Mushroom, is the type species (a species to which the name of a genus is permanently linked) of the Caesareae section of the genus Amanita.

As I said, I had never heard of it, although I now realise it is one of the most prized of all wild mushrooms in culinary terms, up there with the legendary Caesar's mushroom (which is found only in southern Europe).

It is similar to Amanita fulva (Orange-brown Ringless Amanita or Tawny Grisette) and Amanita caesarea (Caesar's Mushroom), belonging to the Vaginatae and Caesareae sections of Amanita genus respectively.

A wide variety of mushrooms can be seen, many which are edible (Boletus, Amanita caesarea).

In Europe, Amanita caesarea inhabits primarily oak forests (Quercetum troianae Em.

A limited edition of "Amanita Caesarea", a legend, with original drawings by Roger Landry, was published by Gallery Plus in Los Angeles.

Considered a choice edible, particularly in France, Germany and Italy, it was widely written about by the Roman writers Pliny the Elder and Martial, although ranked below the esteemed Amanita caesarea.