name | Amanita sp-M17 |
name status | cryptonomen temporarium |
author | Tulloss et al. |
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intro | The following information is based on original research by R.E. Tulloss. |
cap | The pale tan cap is 22-43 mm wide and has an orange-brown center. The white edge is striate and the ridges between striations are bumpy. The cap's flesh is 1-4 mm thick. The cap thins evenly for about half of its radius and then is membranous to the edge. Volval remnants are present on the cap as a dense layer of fine powder and some larger crumb-like warts that often extend to the margin and are easily separated from the cap. |
gills | The gills are free and distant from the stem and somewhat close together. There is a fine descending line on the upper stem. The gills are 1.5 - 5 mm broad and have a finely tufted margin. The short gills are squarely cut off, unevenly distributed, and of diverse lengths. |
stem | The cream white to pale yellow stem is 42 - 80 x 4 - 6 mm, narrows upward, and flares at the top. The stem is vertically lined and unchanging when cut or bruised. The bulb is spherical to slightly club-shaped and is 9 - 12 x 8 - 11.5 mm. The hollow stem's flesh is off-white to yellowish-white, and infrequently stains faint brown. The stem's central cylinder is 1 - 3 mm wide and lined with cottony white fibers. The volval remnants are present as white tufts or warts (similar to those on the cap) around the stem's base at the top of the bulb. |
odor/taste | The odor of this taxon is indistinct; and its taste was not recorded. |
discussion | This species was found growing in small groups under Oak trees (Quercus) in the dense tropical understory of a cloud forest in crumbly black loam and litter. In general this ringless species is reminiscent of taxa such as A. farinosa. —R. E. Tulloss and N. Goldman |
brief editors | RET |
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