Observation 70208: Amanita sect. Validae (Fr.) Singer
When: 2011-06-25
Collection location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA [Click for map]
Who: Kaleb (Wire5)
Specimen available
Notes:
Cap: Light Yellowish to White molted, Aprox 1" across, Umbo present on older specimens, Slick when wet otherwise dry and smooth (Possibly slightly waxy)
Stalk: Partial Veil present, Volva Present, Stalk white with few yellow spots; drying brown.
Gills: Adnexed, White to Salmon color turning almost pink or red when handled.
Spore Print: Appears Tarnish (was not able to get a very good one)
Habitat: Growing along side a trail in a forrest of mostly oak, maple, and tulip poplar.
Images
| 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. | |||||||||
| Vote | Score | Weight | Users | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 3.48 | 1 | (Wire5) | |||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 4.49 | 1 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
-0.61 | -20.42% | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
| Vote | Score | Weight | Users | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 4.49 | 1 | ||||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
1.64 | 54.53% | |||||||
This looks like it could be a washed out specimen of A. flavorubens. Red-staining is just not very common in sect. Amanita.