Amanita

[flaxton]

I found dozens of A. fulva a few A rubescens and a group of these pale specimens. No smell and not right for A citrina no colour for rubescens anyone help?

Thanks
Mal

[diggleken]

picture Mal?
Cheers
Ken

[flaxton]

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Does that help

Mal

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by flaxton

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Does that help

Mal

Hi Mal,
the red discolouration on the base of the stem ( presumably from handling ?) suggests A. rubescens,
they do seem a very variable species,

Brian.

[FungiJohn]

No, I think this may be Amanita gemmata.

John

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

No, I think this may be Amanita gemmata.

John

It does look like it

though untill you mentioned this i was personally looking at Amanita muscaria var. formosa... but silly me

[NickCantle]

A. gemmata was my initial thought, but having a look, the veil remnants are a little grey in your specimens. Here's a couple I found last year;

Ice white veil remnants


Note the very loose volval bag that it sits in. In 99% of images seen of A. gemmata, the volval bag is loose like my specimen. Your specimen shows a basal bulb associated with the complex around A. rubescens.


Your specimen does indeed show a faint hint of pink where the stipe has been eaten. I don't think it's A. gemmata, but it's close and if it is, it's not typical

Was there any coniferous forest nearby?

[mollisia]

Hello,

I'm pretty sure that it is Amanita rubescens. The stipe bulb characters don't fit neither for A. gemmata nor for A. muscaria.

best regards,
Andreas

[NickCantle]

It's all about the basal bulb and all the other stuff Andreas is going to add

[mollisia]

Hi,

no, it's not only the bulb. The stable and big ring doesn't fit gemmata, the colour doesn't fit gemmata nor muscaria, the consistence of the veil remnants on the cap don't fit those too and the colour also fits best Amanita rubescens, but neither gemmata nor muscaria.

best regards,
Andreas