The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_bootleg" class="extiw" title="en:Golden bootleg">golden bootleg</a></b> or <b>golden cap</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom" class="extiw" title="en:Mushroom">mushroom</a> (Phaeolepiota aurea) can be found throughout <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia" class="extiw" title="en:Eurasia">Eurasia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" class="extiw" title="en:North America">North America.</a> In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" class="extiw" title="en:Europe">Europe</a> it is considered a rare <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" class="extiw" title="en:Species">species.</a> This picture is part of a five image series showcasing the transformation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_body" class="extiw" title="en:Fruit body">fruit body's</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pileus_(mycology)" class="extiw" title="en:Pileus (mycology)">cap</a> during growth. The right specimen is about 172 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimetre" class="extiw" title="en:Millimetre">mm</a> tall.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wilder_Kaiser" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Wilder Kaiser">Bernie</a>
2009-09-15
<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>