Dave from tn. Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Found growing in the hills of Tn on a hardwood forest. The highs have been in the 90s and lows in the 70s with some rain. All comments are greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 There are a few eastern NA species of genus Amanita section Caesareae that produce brightly-colored red/orange/yellow mushrooms with prominent marginal striations and large white saccate basal volva. As you may guess, these can be difficult to tell apart. One thing about the one seen here that suggests A. jacksonii is the presence of orangish felted patches on the stalk, although this trait is often more prominent in examples of A. jacksonii. The ring on the stalk appears to be white, and A. jacksonii has a yellow partial veil. Is this correct? Or is the ring actually more yellow? Also, the gills of A. jacksonii should be orange-yellow and those seen in the photo appear to be white. Up here in eastern PA I occasionally see A. jacksonii. But a much more common species here is A. banningiana. This latter species has a cap that's more yellow than jacksonii. The ring is white and the gills are white but often flushed pale yellow. The stem lacks the orangish patches. Here's an example that was sequenced https://mushroomobserver.org/462706?q=1nR4N. Dave, yours looks kinda like a cross between A. jacksonii and A. banningiana, but maybe somewhat more like jacksonii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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