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About 50mm across the cap. Top was mostly smooth with few very small granules, pale grey, rubbery to touch; gills simple and close, slightly adnate and detached, creamy white; stipe fibrous white with a distinct ring one third down; a relatively large bulbous base was found just below the ground surface.
Dry eucalyptus forest near a small country town. This specimen was approx. 2 metres from a large eucalyptus.. possibly 'Apple Gum'. The earth seemed a mix of sand and humus fairly dry.
(see Fungi of Southern Australia p170)
http://www.blueswami.com/australian_fung...
http://eol.org/pages/6692189/overview
http://www.elfram.com/fungi/fungi_a/amum...
Spotted on Aug 15, 2013
Submitted on Aug 22, 2013
4 Comments
It certainly doesn't look like that version.
This doesn't seem to look anything like Amanita umbrinella...
http://www.amanitaceae.org/?Amanita+umbr...
Thanks Mister Meister. I had totally forgotten about this one.
Definately some Amanita species. The white gills, bulbous base and partial veil remnants are the characteristics that lead me there.