Fungi
Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like]
Sighting 3342889

Macrolepiota sp.

Dunlop, ACT

Macrolepiota sp. at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Apr 2015
Macrolepiota sp. at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Apr 2015
Macrolepiota sp. at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Apr 2015
Macrolepiota sp. at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Apr 2015
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Identification history

Macrolepiota sp. 21 Apr 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 13 Apr 2016 AlisonMilton

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3 comments

KenT wrote:
   17 Apr 2016
Based on the white gills, possible presence of a ring on the stipe and the stipes thickness, cap shape and scales on the cap this looks like one of the Macrolepiota/Lepiota and related genera group in the family Agaricaceae. My guess would be Macrolepiota but its been >20 yrs since I've looked at these and the more recent molecular data has had some impact on the understanding of the taxonomy of this group. As the photos don't show the base of the fungus it is possible that there is a volva hidden from view which would make it an Amanita.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   18 Apr 2016
No pine trees nearby, only eucalypts at the Pinnacle Nature Reserve
Heino wrote:
   18 Apr 2016
KenT's suggestion of, and comments about, Macrolepiota are good. Given the more recent studies of Australian specimens, this would now be either a species of Macrolepiota or of Chlorophyllum.

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  • Macrolepiota sp. Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1079.3m Recorded at altitude
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