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Amanita cokeri
Large (around 18 cm tall), striking white mushroom with a white, waxy cap covered in white warts. White universal veil is present, entirely covering crowded cream-colored gills. Stipe is also white with shaggy or scaled appearance and ends in a large, ridged basal bulb. Basal bulb has concentric grooves. Spore print is white.
Top of forest ridge, growing in thick mulch/leaves below large hardwoods and pines. In Northeast Alabama (Cherokee County), US.
Spotted on Oct 20, 2017
Submitted on Oct 20, 2017
2 Comments
Yes! Thinking back, I wish I would have taken a photo next to my hand! It was a beauty! Gahhh!
HUGE!