Strange Amanita citrina, and another I.D

[wildherbalian85]

This false death cap had what appeared to be a sack at the bottom of the stem, this is the first time i have ever seen one of these on this mushroom and i have seen plenty of these mushrooms.

Is it possible that it could be some thing else???




It was sat almost directly under a young oak tree but there were many a specie of tree close by.

This next one im not sure on...

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

the sack is the volva which surrounds the very young fungus before it breaks out and grows

neil

[NickCantle]

The first is Amanita citrina var. alba- Structurally, no different to the 'standard' A. citrina. It's just a very common white colour variation. A typical stem bottom of A. citrina has an attached bulb, known to have a 'marginate bulbous' shape as opposed to a loose volval bag (Like A. phalloides/virosa). Perfectly normal for this species.

The second images aren't clear enough for a clue I'm afraid, though the first of the second set 'looks' like Armillaria, but don't quote me!

[wildherbalian85]

This has a volva, and wasn't a young specimen... i have never seen a citrina with a volva, they normally have a bulborous base like this

[NickCantle]

Yes, but you can't see enough of your initial A. citrina to say otherwise. It's common to get flaky remnants around the base of specimens. I think you'll find it's the same.

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Yes, but you can't see enough of your initial A. citrina to say otherwise. It's common to get flaky remnants around the base of specimens. I think you'll find it's the same.

never mind either way it is a A.citrina