CajunShroomer3578 Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Found in mixed hardwoods,mostly pine and oak, growing in sand, NOTa volva at base, bulb shape at bottom of stipe, smelled fruity, taste fruity(small amount then spat out) almost like a chanty apricot fruity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svs Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 I vote for Amanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunShroomer3578 Posted October 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 So a volva doesn’t necessarily have to be like an egg sack to be a volva ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 I think this is a species of Amanita section Lepidella. The elongated rooting stipe base points this way. Most "Lepidellas" lack the cuplike/saccate/membranous/limbate basal volvas seen in sections Phalloideae, Vaginatae, and Caesareae. It is interesting here, though, that I don't see universal veil deposits on either the cap or stipe base. I'm guessing either this is a species for which the UV does not adhere well to any part of the mushroom, or atmospheric conditions eroded the deposits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunShroomer3578 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yup that’ll be it. Thanks guys. I was way off. I just assumed that all Amanita’s had the cup like membranous volva. Wind was blowing 20-30 mph with heavy rains a few hours before finding it. Could be the reason for lack of UV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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