At one stage this fungus was known as A. pulchella, in a small genus that all grisettes (ringless Amanita species) were placed in.

[2] It is a ringless mushroom with a yellowish- to reddish-orange cap up to 3–5 centimetres (1–2 inches) in diameter, with deeper colour toward the centre, and paler similar-coloured warts.

The gills and slim ringless stipe are pale yellow or white.

The white volva has a neat outturned lip and is often bordered with orange or yellow.

[citation needed] There is one report of a person being quite ill after tasting a small piece of it in 1997.