Amanita sp.

Amanita sp. at Aranda, ACT

Amanita sp. at Aranda, ACT - 12 May 2020
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Identification history

Amanita sp. 25 Jun 2020 Heino1
Amanita sp. 25 Jun 2020 Heino1
Cortinarius sp. 16 May 2020 Tammy

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Heino1 wrote:
   25 Jun 2020
The stem of Cortinarius australiensis ( see https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Species/22391) has a membranous ring or skirt similar to the one in your photo but then you'd see a rusty-brown spore deposit on the upper surface of the ring/skirt (which is the remnant of a veil that initially covered the gills, before the mushroom cap expanded). In general, species of Cortinarius have sparse to thick cobwebby veils over the gills, which leave wispy (rather than membranous) remnants once the cap has expanded. If you see a membranous skirt, white gills and those small pyramidal/conical warts on the surface of the cap - go for Amanita. You'll be right almost always.
Tammy wrote:
   27 Jun 2020
Thank you, so much fun learning about fungi.

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Species information

  • Amanita sp. Scientific name
  • Amanita sp. Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1219.92m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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