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When: 2007-11-27
Collection location:
Annadel State Park, Santa Rosa, California, USA [Click for map]
Who:
Ron Pastorino (Ronpast)
Herbarium specimen available
Notes: The spores were elliptical and amyloid. There were six specimens growing near the trail, semi-buried, with no oak or other large tree in the immediate vicinity. Amanita novinupta would be close but there was no indication of the usual “blushing” and I’ve never seen it this early. Any discoloration on the warts or cracks seemed to come from dirt as they were growing fairly deeply in the soil and close to the trail. A. magniverrucata is a possibility I suppose, although they lacked any real signs of an appendiculate margin.
Arora speaks of an unnamed “false blusher” whose
“bulb is often brownish-stained”. However, I didn’t see any live oak in the area.
Comments: Add Comment
Created: 2007-12-02 13:58:06
By: Rod Tulloss (ret)
Summary: To record interactions regarding this entity...
On the BAM email reflector, Ron, Debbie Viess, Dimitar Bojanchev, and RET have discussed several collections that are apparently the same as this species. If it is assignable to sect. Lepidella, the present consensus is that it is new to the list for the Pacific Coastal states of the US. The possibility has been raised that might also belong in sect. Validae. Dried material from Ron and Dimitar are being sent to RET for examination.
Observation created: Thu Nov 29 20:47:19 -0800 2007
Last modified: Thu Nov 29 20:52:57 -0800 2007
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