You know (or not) that some mushrooms create large circles when they grow. It's often called a "fairy circle" for some reason. I haven't seen them for a long time until I got to know such things existed. Then I started to notice it. Especially with the large white ones, obviously they are the easiest to spot, and the circle of white hats is the most visible. Please google the term and you will see some cool images with a full circle.
These amanitas were growing in the woods among some lower bushes. I could see part of the fairy circle, but not the whole thing. There were too many other plants around, but it was clear that they created the round shape as well.
I believe this is Amanita citrina, a quite common one in Polish woods when the weather is right. Large white hats that can reach the size of a grapefruit (at least that's the largest I saw) standing on long, slim legs. Beautiful, clean mushroom.
White mushroom with a slightly darker pattern. We are (or just me maybe) used to seeing the red ones with white spots. The spots on both types are made the same way - it is a leftover from the egg that mushrooms hatch from. This is the easiest way to say it.
In a more professional way:
After emerging from the ground, the cap is covered with numerous small white to yellow pyramid-shaped warts. These are remnants of the universal veil, a membrane that encloses the entire mushroom when it is still very young.
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I look at it and I keep seeing cookies... damn! 馃い
A tiny little ones without the cracks.
Speaking of a red one - not far from it I found one, but I am not quite sure if it is amanita or Russula aurea according to some Google results.
Nevertheless, the colour on it is great!
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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
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