A few amanita

[alge]

Any input would be appreciated



found between beech and birch, around 6" tall, the cap looks right and so do the gills with the jagged edge, smooth stem though. the closest i can get is Amanita fulva.



if this isn't the same type then Amanita crocea? my thinking here is the brighter cap colour and the more regular pattern on the stem. i'm useless on brackets so i haven't a clue on that one.




if it wasnt tricky with the others then i have to admit i hate this one, I think its pantherina or rubescens. obvious sack, thick base, panther cap but the striated ring suits the blusher but the sack doesnt.



this ticks rubescens boxes apart from the cap colouring which i cant find a comparison for.

sorry about the sideways shots but i havent been able to rotate them after uploading. Alex

[Nick_in_Scotland]

Originally Posted by alge

this ticks rubescens boxes apart from the cap colouring which i cant find a comparison for.

The cap coloring for A. rubescens is quite variable and I have often seen specimens with white areas of cap like this.

Nick.

[fairplay]

I'm more interested in that strange white bracket growing on the stump in the background shown in your second shot.

Any chance of some more shots of it ?

Neil.

[alge]

Hi Neil, yes i can go back its in a usual haunt of mine.

this amanita grows annually on my village green I've never found a positive match in my books. any help would be great



Alex

[fairplay]

I have no idea what this Amanita is !! but is probably glaringly obvious to those familiar with it.

It's too robust for gemmata, besides there are very little veil remnants on the cap, and that 'flocose' stipe above the ring is unfamiliar to me, but then again there are visible striations around the cap edge.

A. eliae is a possibility, but again I'm not happy with stem details above the ring.......... No, I'm stumped.

Neil.

[fairplay]

Also thought about the very rare Amanita ovoidea but if I remember, that has a dirty yellow volva and the only record I'm aware of is from the Isle of Wight in '03 under Quercus ilex.

I'm drifting way off the mark now, so I'll belt up and leave this for Mykonik to tell me it's just a False (or should that be 'fool's') Death Cap.

Neil.

Silly moi !! It's A. crocea ain't it !! .........isn't it ?

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by fairplay

Also thought about the very rare Amanita ovoidea but if I remember, that has a dirty yellow volva and the only record I'm aware of is from the Isle of Wight in '03 under Quercus ilex.

I'm drifting way off the mark now, so I'll belt up and leave this for Mykonik to tell me it's just a False (or should that be 'fool's') Death Cap.

Neil.

Silly moi !! It's A. crocea ain't it !! .........isn't it ?

I would say Amanita crocea too

John

[fairplay]

I've still never seen one Fungi John, that's why I struggled.

Neil.

[outdoorguy]

the third one looks like a panther cap.. not sure of the latin without looking it up.. james

[fairplay]

Yes, No3 could be Amanita pantherina, but not all the tell tell signs are visible, such as the striated cap margin.

Neil.