Amanita sp.

Amanita sp. at Aranda, ACT

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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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Location information

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 May 2020 01:57 PM Recorded on
Tammy Recorded by
Collections
Tammy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amanita sp. 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