| Common Names: |
Vermilion Grisette
Vermilion Amanita
Pretty Grisette
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| Scientific Name: |
Amanita xanthocephala
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| Similar Species: |
Somewhat similar to the more familiar Amanita muscaria.
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| Habitat: |
Found amongst grass and leaf litter near Eucalypts.
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| Appears: |
mostly May—July
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| Description: |
Small to medium Amanita with orange–red cap
emerging as a spherical buttons flattening with age.
Pale, felty veil remnants remain attached to top of cap for much of its life,
although it can readily be washed or rubbed off.
Cap usually 2–3cm across, though I've seen one at 5cm.
Gills are white and stems are white or pale yellow/orange.
Common in forests near Eucalyptus trees,
with which it forms a symbiotic relationship.
The ring/skirt usually absent, helping to identify it from
Amanita muscaria (which is well known from Europe and North America).
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| Status: |
Endemic to Australia
common
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| References: |
- Personal observations
- Australian Fungi Illustrated (I. R. McCann, ISBN 0 9750780 0 3)
- A Field Guide to Australian Fungi (Bruce Fuhrer, ISBN 1 876473 51 7)
- FungiMap
- WikiPedia
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