Ident needed please amanita citrina?

ninjagibbon · #1 (**permalink**) 25-09-2008, 06:49 PM

Hello people,
Found this amanita in Hawley Woods today. Think it's
Amanita citrina var. alba but could anyone please confirm this?

Thanks, Dave.

NickCantle · #2 (**permalink**) 25-09-2008, 06:57 PM

Looks like A. citrina but would be difficult to tell if it's a variation due to the over exposure of the cap

ninjagibbon · #3 (**permalink**) 25-09-2008, 07:07 PM

Thanks Nick, apologies for my inept camera skills

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The specimen was white through and through, with a few scales left on top
indicting citrina.
Thanks for looking
Dave

NickCantle · #4 (**permalink**) 25-09-2008, 07:13 PM

No need to apologise Dave it's not a bad photo at all! It's hard not to overexpose in situations like this unless you have a diffuser handy. Both A. citrina and A. citrina var alba are very common, so it could well be either.

Andy Overall · #5 (**permalink**) 26-09-2008, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ninjagibbon

Hello people,
Found this amanita in Hawley Woods today. Think it's
Amanita citrina var. alba but could anyone please confirm this?

Thanks, Dave.

Hi Dave,

If you come across another of what you might believe to be A. citrina give it a sniff as it really does, realiably smell of raw potatoes, just one of the characteristics that helps distinguish it from the Death Cap, which has more sickly sweet smell. That in your pic is indeed A. citrina var. alba.

Andy