Fly Agaric at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Amanita muscaria | 18 May 2015 | Heino | ||
| Amanita muscaria | 16 May 2015 | AaronClausen |
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Heino
wrote:
18 May 2015
In another Canberra Nature Map report of Amanita muscaria I commented on a suggestion that the subject might have been Amanita caesarea (a species not yet known from Australia though I did say that something similar to an Asian relative, Amanita hemibapha, does occur in northern Australia). This photo gives a perfect opportunity to point out another naked eye difference between muscaria and the caesarea group - the base of the stem. In muscaria you see one or more rings of scales sticking out a bit. In the caesarea group the stem comes out of a pronounced, cup-like sac (or saccate volva, to be technical). You can see that in a couple of photos on the botanic gardens' website, which show a Queensland specimen of a hemibapha relative - http//www/cpbr.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/amanita-aff-hemibapha-1.html. Replace the 1 with a 2 to see the other photo.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.185800-35.245990
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 May 2015 07:59 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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Collections
AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Amanita muscaria Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi
Species information
- Amanita muscaria Scientific name
- Fly Agaric Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1344.6m Recorded at altitude
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