Fly Agaric at Griffith, ACT
Identification history
| Amanita muscaria | 27 Apr 2021 | Heino1 | ||
| Unidentified | 23 Apr 2021 | SRoss |
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3 comments
Heino1
wrote:
27 Apr 2021
Looks like a species of Amanita that is well past its prime. I assume that by nodules you mean the whitish spots on the cap (but correct me if I've misunderstood you). Those are the remnants of what was a membranous envelope around the whole mushroom while it was still much smaller and in the button stage - before the stem and cap expanded.
SRoss
wrote:
27 Apr 2021
Thanks for the information. Yes, I did mean the white spots. I know there are Amanita phalloides and A mascaria in this park so it could well be one of that species.
Heino1
wrote:
27 Apr 2021
Given the colour I had wondered about a washed out Amanita muscaria, and since you've seen it there before I'll go with that. Amanita phalloides may, for a while, keep some larger pieces of adhering tissue on the cap, but not the numerous small fragments that you see on muscaria.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.129722-35.325556
- Altitude 617.0m
- Maps Bass Gardens Park, Griffith
- Places Griffith, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 23 Apr 2021 11:42 AM Recorded on
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- Amanita muscaria Scientific name
- Fly Agaric Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1344.6m Recorded at altitude
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