Fungi
Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like]
Sighting 3366536

Amanita xanthocephala

Vermilion grisette at Fadden, ACT

Amanita xanthocephala at Fadden, ACT - 4 Oct 2016 10:42 AM
Amanita xanthocephala at Fadden, ACT - 4 Oct 2016 10:42 AM
Amanita xanthocephala at Fadden, ACT - 4 Oct 2016 10:42 AM
Amanita xanthocephala at Fadden, ACT - 4 Oct 2016 10:42 AM
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Identification history

Amanita xanthocephala 20 Jun 2017 Heino
Amanita xanthocephala 20 Jun 2017 Heino
Unverified 24 Nov 2016 ArcherCallaway

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1 comment

Heino wrote:
   21 Jun 2017
I name this with some uncertainty. The size, the colour of the stem, the striations on the cap margin and the yellowish tints in the cap suggest this could be an Amanita xanthocephala, but with the veil still over the cap.

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Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Amanita xanthocephala Scientific name
  • Vermilion grisette Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 777.6m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Agaricus xanthocephala
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