Amanita sp.

Amanita sp. at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Amanita sp.	19 Mar 2018	Heino1
	Unverified	6 Mar 2018	JudithRoach

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User's notes

This was a proper mushroom shape with white gills. Just about at the top of Mt Franklin and a bit of a surprise though it's Autumn.

3 comments

KenT wrote:

7 Mar 2018

Possibly a species of Amanita, probably more so than other possible candidates such as Lepiota, Macrolepiota and Chlorophyllum. An image of the stipe (stem) showing the presence of any structure at the base, or of a ring of tissue on the stipe would have been useful. Have to wait and see what Heino has to say on this one.

JudithRoach wrote:

7 Mar 2018

Probably about 8cms across and very close to the ground. Snowy white gills. Sorry about the lack of photo. :-)

Heino1 wrote:

20 Mar 2018

I agree with Ken about Amanita being most likely (but of course not proven beyond doubt).

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Location information

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Mar 2018 12:48 PM Recorded on
JudithRoach Recorded by
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JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi

Species information

Amanita sp. Scientific name
Amanita sp. Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1473m Recorded at altitude
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