Mushroom Observer: Observation: Amanita calyptratoides Peck (6739)

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Observation: Amanita calyptratoides Peck (6739)

When: 2008-02-09
Collection location: Sycamore Grove Park, Livermore, Alameda Co., California, USA [Click for map]
Who: debbie viess (amanitarita)
Herbarium specimen available

Notes: Valley oak.

An unusual grisette sp.: “hen’s egg brown” cap color, exannulate, pseudo-skirt, smooth below “skirt”, hollow
stipe, “tallow candle” aspect to stipe.

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Proposed Name		User		Community Vote
*Amanita calyptratoides* Peck		amanitarita		(2)
Recognized by sight: I have collected this mushroom on several other occasions; confirmed with Rod Tulloss.

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Vote	Score		Weight		Users
User's votes are weighted by their contribution to the site (log10 contribution). In addition, the user who created the observation gets an extra vote.
I'd Call It That	3		9.29		2
Promising	2		0.00		0
Could Be	1		0.00		0
Doubtful	-1		0.00		0
Not Likely	-2		0.00		0
As If!	-3		0.00		0

Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1)		2.71		90.28%

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Created: 2008-02-10 21:55:18
By: debbie viess (amanitarita)
Summary: A.calyptratoides

The translucence of the stipe was apparent in hand.

Created: 2008-02-10 15:40:53
By: Nathan Wilson (nathan)
Summary: Interesting stipe

When I’ve seen this species it was easy to understand why it has the common name of ‘Candlestick Amanita’ since the stipe has a slight translucence like a candle. In these shots I don’t see that translucence. However, based on the stuff stuck to the cap it looks like it had been dry for while.

Observation created: Sun Feb 10 08:29:59 -0800 2008
Last modified: Sun Feb 10 08:29:59 -0800 2008
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Amanita calyptratoides Peck (11423)

Amanita calyptratoides Peck (11424)