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False death cap

Amanita citrina

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Field Notes

Description:

This mushroom has a fleshy pale yellow, or sometimes white, cap from 4–10 cm (1.5–4 in) across, covered in irregular patches. The gills and flesh are white. There is a large volva at the base of the 6–8 cm (2.5–3 in) tall stem, which has a clear ring. This mushroom is not eaten, having a smell of rapeseed or potato.

Habitat:

Woods.

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Amanita citrina

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
The MnMs
Thanks for your tips TheMiesMeister! I magine if Agustin and I were out for edible mushrooms we may have been dead already :-)
MichelBeeckman
Wouldn't eat this one!! This is NOT Chlorophyllum rachodes, but Amanita citrina (or at least an Amanita species). C. rachodes has a round/spherical cap when young and the scales on the cap stick out, rather than being, attached as patches like the one you've got. C. rachodes always has a central dark patch on the cap. A good test to see if it is C. rachodes, is to scratch the stipe (or any other part of the flesh). When it turns red, you've got it. If not, it is something else (Macrolepiota, Agaricus or Amanita or what have you). A great way to ID A. citrina in the field is the smell of it. It should smell like raw potatoes.
The MnMs
as you can see above it seems also dangerous to eat. I would never dare myself to eat mushrooms from the woods..I have no idea which ones are good and which ones bad :-)
ShaumingLo
Must be nice to cook with, thick flesh !

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PublishedOctober 31, 2011

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