Amanita phalloides

Death Cap at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Amanita phalloides at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 17 May 2022
Amanita phalloides at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 17 May 2022
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Identification history

Amanita phalloides 18 May 2022 Heino1
Unidentified 17 May 2022 AlisonMilton

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User's notes

Too low to the ground to get a view of the underside.

2 comments

AJB wrote:
   18 May 2022
Suggest a death cap
Heino1 wrote:
   18 May 2022
At the early stage, just after having broken through the universal veil.

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Crinia parinsignifera (Plains Froglet) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 30 Aug 2023 by RogerH
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Uperoleia laevigata (Smooth Toadlet) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 25 Jan 2023 by AlisonP
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Uperoleia laevigata (Smooth Toadlet) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 4 Jan 2023 by AlisonP
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Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 31 Aug 2022 by AlisonP
Crinia signifera (Common Eastern Froglet) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 29 Jun 2022 by AlisonP
Amanita phalloides (Death Cap) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 17 May 2022 by AlisonMilton
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 26 Jan 2022 by AlisonP
Uperoleia laevigata (Smooth Toadlet) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 26 Jan 2022 by AlisonP
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Crinia parinsignifera (Plains Froglet) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 25 Aug 2021 by RogerH
Crinia signifera (Common Eastern Froglet) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 25 Aug 2021 by RogerH
Crinia parinsignifera (Plains Froglet) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 31 Mar 2021 by RogerH
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at NAD034: Cork Oak Dam Lot 34 - 31 Mar 2021 by RogerH
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Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 8 Nov 2020 by JanetRussell
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Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 6 Mar 2020 by RogerH
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Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 17 May 2022 10:48 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Species information

  • Amanita phalloides Scientific name
  • Death Cap Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 617.1m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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