Amanita xanthocephala

Vermilion grisette at Paddys River, ACT

Amanita xanthocephala at Paddys River, ACT - 25 May 2020
Amanita xanthocephala at Paddys River, ACT - 25 May 2020
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Identification history

Amanita xanthocephala 22 Jun 2020 Heino1
Amanita xanthocephala 25 May 2020 KenT
Amanita muscaria 25 May 2020 SandraH

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User's notes

Along Lyrebird Trail, Tidbinbilla. No exotic trees around

2 comments

KenT wrote:
   25 May 2020
The veil remnants on the cap do not appear to have the typical warty appearance of those for Amanita muscaria, I can't see any evidence of any form of annulus on the stipe and the second image appears to show a small part of a yellowish volva at the base of the stipe where it has been broken off. Based on the leaves in the image the cap size appears to be in the range of 2-3 cm across, a bit too small for Amanita muscaria. There appear to be no evidence of exotic conifers in the area based on the google image and while there are some reports of Amanita muscaria invading Australian native forests I've not seen that occurring in the ACT. Based on the above I suspect this is more likely to be Amanita xanthocephala.
SandraH wrote:
   25 May 2020
Ok, thanks Ken. Definitely no exotic trees at all in the vicinity

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 25 May 2020 09:50 AM Recorded on
  • SandraH Recorded by

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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