Fungi
Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like]
Sighting 4379572

Amanita muscaria

Fly Agaric at Griffith, ACT

Amanita muscaria at Griffith, ACT - 23 Apr 2021 11:42 AM
Amanita muscaria at Griffith, ACT - 23 Apr 2021 11:42 AM
Amanita muscaria at Griffith, ACT - 23 Apr 2021 11:42 AM
Amanita muscaria at Griffith, ACT - 23 Apr 2021 11:42 AM
Amanita muscaria at Griffith, ACT - 23 Apr 2021 11:42 AM
Amanita muscaria at Griffith, ACT - 23 Apr 2021 11:42 AM
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Amanita muscaria 27 Apr 2021 Heino1
Unverified 23 Apr 2021 SRoss

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3 comments

Heino1 wrote:
   27 Apr 2021
Looks like a species of Amanita that is well past its prime. I assume that by nodules you mean the whitish spots on the cap (but correct me if I've misunderstood you). Those are the remnants of what was a membranous envelope around the whole mushroom while it was still much smaller and in the button stage - before the stem and cap expanded.
SRoss wrote:
   27 Apr 2021
Thanks for the information. Yes, I did mean the white spots. I know there are Amanita phalloides and A mascaria in this park so it could well be one of that species.
Heino1 wrote:
   27 Apr 2021
Given the colour I had wondered about a washed out Amanita muscaria, and since you've seen it there before I'll go with that. Amanita phalloides may, for a while, keep some larger pieces of adhering tissue on the cap, but not the numerous small fragments that you see on muscaria.

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  • 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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