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Amanita xanthocephala
These ones are youngsters. Reddish-orange caps with darker colour toward the centre. Paler orange warts. Gills and stipe are pale yellow to white.
Very sandy soil in thick ti-tree (Leptospermum) bush land.
Also known as 'Vermilion Grisette, Pretty Grisette or Vermilion Amanita
Spotted on May 23, 2012
Submitted on May 23, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Leuba
Thanks martin. Yours is excellent. I'm struggling to get going again now. They're just piling up.
lovely photo argybee ! - I like the grains of sand falling about the mushroom...
What a pretty species for your 400. Congratulations. Here is one a little older http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/109...