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Amanita spreta Mushroom
Ref No: 7049
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location: North America
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Ring on stem, Volva on stem, Bulbous base of stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Amanita spreta (Pk.) Sacc. Cap 5-11 cm across, convex becoming more flatly convex with a shortly striate margin, grayish brown; smooth, occasionally a few white, membranous patches of volval remnants. Gills bee to just reaching the stem, moderately crowded, numerous; white. Stem 55-95 x 7-14mm, stuffed, tapering slightly toward the top; whitish; smooth to minutely hairy, moderately hairy toward the base; no basal bulb but membranous, white, cuplike volva at the base; small, white, membranous, persistent, drooping ring toward the top of the stem. Flesh white. Spores elongate to cylindrical, nonamyloid, 10.8-12.5 x 6.5-7.5µ. Deposit white. Habitat a, the ground in mixed coniferous and deciduous woods. Quite common. Found in southeastern North America as far north as New Jersey. Season August. Many amanitas contain deadly toxins -avoid..

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