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Observation: Amanita ocreata Peck (32925)
About Amanita ocreata Peck
Public Description (default) [Edit]
When: 2010-01-29
Collection location: Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, USA [Click for map]
Who: debbie viess (amanitarita)
Herbarium specimen available

Notes: Under coast live oak near an Amanita velosa (which also has a white form), and why eating amanitas, for most, is not recommended.

BTW, you can see this beauty at the Pt. Reyes Fungus Fair on Sunday.

[admin – Sat Aug 14 02:04:01 +0000 2010]: Changed location name from ‘Oakland Hills, Alameda CO, California’ to ‘Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, USA’

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Proposed Name User Community Vote
  amanitarita   89% (2)   Eye3Eyes3
Recognized by sight: white amanita with a bulbous base and membranous volva; cap slightly tan in center. note appendiculate margin and disappearing annulus!

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Created: 2010-01-30 02:51:02 WET (+0000)
By: Michael W (michael w)
Summary: Beautiful,

The Genus Amanita produces some of the most beautiful fruit bodies in the Fungi Kingdom, I wish I could make it to your fungus fair, at least I can see the collections here!
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Created: 2010-01-30 01:46:02 WET (+0000)
By: debbie viess (amanitarita)
Summary: not tall so much as fat…

they can get quite ponderous for an amanita.

some are also quite delicate and slender.
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Created: 2010-01-29 22:36:21 WET (+0000)
By: Michael W (michael w)
Summary: Nice find Debbie,

How large does this species get?
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Created: 2010-01-29 20:52:46 WET (+0000)
By: debbie viess (amanitarita)
Summary: first Amanita ocreata collected by me this season.

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Created: 2010-01-29 20:21:17 WET (+0000)
Last modified: 2011-04-07 18:07:16 WET (+0000)
Viewed: 62 times, last viewed: 2011-07-04 07:44:15 WET (+0000)
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note appendiculate cap margin, unusual in Amanita section Phalloides.

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