Amanita excelsa
Cap is 8 to 15 cm diameter; brown or grey-brown; usually retaining irregular grey patches or fragments of the universal veil, the cap of Amanita excelsa is initially domed, becoming almost flat or occasionally slightly concave at maturity. The velar patches are easily washed or wiped off the cap surface. Stem white when fresh with a robust ring which is usually grooved on its upper surface.
Two varieties of Amanita excelsa occur in Britain: A. excelsa var. excelsa and A. excelsa var. spissa. Separating the two varieties is difficult and many authorities still treat them as merely minor form differences.
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Mycorrhizal with hardwood and softwood trees, often most abundant near the edge of mixed woodland.
July to November.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Geoffrey Hall
Leicester, London Road
24 November 2021
On soil with Fagus sylvatica
Geoffrey Hall
Leicester, London Road
24 November 2021
Adnate gills and flesh do not discolour on bruising
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- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Amanitaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 24/11/2021 (Hall, Geoffrey)
- Last record:
- 21/09/2022 (Robinson, David)
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