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06-10-2009, 07:03 PM
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Deep in mixed woods - but closest to Pines - on IoW.  
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06-10-2009, 07:13 PM
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top is an Amanita - others know these better than I do . . .
below is Armillaria mellea honey fungus (in the broad sense)
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07-10-2009, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Yeates  top is an Amanita - others know these better than I do . . . | Looks like Amanita echinocephala. |
07-10-2009, 03:38 PM
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Greying amanita |
07-10-2009, 04:05 PM
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Just looks like Amanita rubescens to me. |
07-10-2009, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by NickCantle Just looks like Amanita rubescens to me. | Yes, that or maybe Amanita excelsa var. spissa. Not quite enough info in the photo. |
07-10-2009, 04:18 PM
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That's what I first thought Nick, but A.echinocephala - the Solitary Amanita has been recorded several times from the IoW and most records are from the South, so I'm only gonna say it's one or the other. 
(Don't know what book 'Greying Amanita' comes from, if any, or what species it refers to. This is why a Scientific name is so important)
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07-10-2009, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by fairplay That's what I first thought Nick, but A.echinocephala - the Solitary Amanita has been recorded several times from the IoW and most records are from the South, so I'm only gonna say it's one or the other.
(Don't know what book 'Greying Amanita' comes from, if any, or what species it refers to. This is why a Scientific name is so important)
Neil. | For me the veil fragments on the cap are not sufficiently pronounced to suggest Amanita echinocephala.
Grey Spotted Amanita is the 'official' common name for Amanita excelsa var. spissa - presumably the same as 'Greying Amanita' from the greyish veil. I think Nick is probably right with Amanita rubescens but the photo doesn't give enough detail for a definitive answer. |
07-10-2009, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fairplay That's what I first thought Nick, but A.echinocephala - the Solitary Amanita has been recorded several times from the IoW and most records are from the South... | They also supposedly like droughts... |
07-10-2009, 08:13 PM
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Well thanks for the multitude of replies, chaps. Apologies for the poor quality photo but it was an afterthought as we had just found a shed-load of Fly Agaric about 30 feet away.
Using your IDs , I found this on Wiki ""Amanita echinocephala occurs in Britain, Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It appears in Britain during summer, and early autumn. It grows in light, dry calcareous soils with both broad leaved, (usually beech Fagus) and coniferous trees. It is quite drought-tolerant"". The bold text sums up the site almost perfectly, the ground being near to, but not in, water & perfectly dry. A woodland path to be exact. I'll go back next weekend & if it's still about , try again for a better pic.
Thanks again,
Ben
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