Amanita xanthocephala is a mushroom belonging to the genus Amanita ( Amanita ) of the family Amanitaceae . It grows under eucalyptus trees in Australia .
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Synonyms
- Agaricus xanthocephalus Berk. 1845 basionym
- Volvaria xanthocephala (Berk.) Sacc. 1887
Description
- Hat with a diameter of 5 cm, a convex shape, painted in red-orange or yellow-orange tones. The edge of the cap is noticeably lined. On the surface of the cap, there are first orange, then fading to white remnants of a common blanket.
- The flesh is white, no smell.
- The plates are free from the legs or weakly attached to it, frequent, white. In addition to the plates, there are also a few platelets.
- Leg up to 6.2 cm long, 0.7 cm wide, white, usually with a yellowish tinge, thin, tapering upward, with a spindle-shaped thickening at the base. The ring is missing. Volva is white with a yellow edge.
- Spores 6.4β10.8 Γ 5.7β8.8 microns , spherical or broadly elliptical, non-amyloid .
Similar views
- Amanita rubrovolvata S. Imai , 1939 is distinguished by a noticeable ring and yellow colored legs.
Notes
Links
- RE Tulloss, H. Lepp. Amanita xanthocephala - Amanitaceae.org - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella . amanitaceae.com. The appeal date is May 15, 2011. Archived April 8, 2012.