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Amanita ochrophylloides
A beautiful large white mushroom with irregular domed pileus, umbo and nodular near centre; gills creamy white densely packed; stipe thick, white, some ring shards.... Width up to 240mm; height 200mm
Suburban; wide highway division; planted with local native vegetation including mature eucalyptus
Not 100% happy with this ID. Features match most other pictures and descriptions with the exception of size and cap shape.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/32a7679f-a...
"This species was originally described from the state of Victoria, Australia. An original collection was described as occurring in rocky, black soil amongst ferns under eucalyptus of the "peppermint" group." - http://www.amanitaceae.org/?Amanita%20oc...
Spotted on Jun 25, 2012
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012
3 Comments
Visually good type match with Amanita lepidella. Big problem with sizes. Limited Aust. species to check.
Thanks for that MiesMeister. I'll read about them now...
Hi! I think it is an Amanita member from the Lepidella section. This group of Amanita's contains the big, white types, lacking a volva, but having a bulbous and scally base. Look for more info at: http://pluto.njcc.com/~ret/amanita/sectl....