Brownish amanita
- Latin name: Amanita brunnescens Atk.
- French name: Amanite brunissante
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricales
- Synonym(s): Amanita aestivalis Sing.,
Amanita brunescens var. pallida Atk. Krieger,
Amanita phalloides Auct. Am.
Description
Micro-habitat(s)
Litter
Distribution
Eastern Canada
Damage, symptoms and biology
Humicolous species with a cap (5 to 20 cm in diameter) that is olive-brown in colour, sometimes viscous or covered with cottony patches or small white scales. The flesh is white, delicate, soft and turns brown when exposed to the air. The gills are close, free and white to brownish in colour. The stem, which is somewhat thickened at the base, becomes hollow with age. It has a membranous ring and a notched or "cleft" bulb, enveloped in a membranous volva. This species produces white spores.
Other information
This mushroom should not be eaten as it is poisonous.
Habitats : deciduous forests and mixed forests.
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Photos
Cap and stalk, fruiting body
Cap and stalk, fruiting body