#amanita excelsa var. spissa

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FOTD #138 : grey spotted amanita! (amanita excelsa var. spissa)

the grey spotted amanita is a basidiomycete fungus in the family amanitaceae. it often grows in coniferous & deciduous forests of both north america & europe :-) interestingly, the flesh turns purple when met with sulphuric acid !!

the big question : can i bite it?? urhm well- yes, technically it has been recorded as edible, but due to the high likelihood of confusing this fungus with the poisonous panther cap, it is not recommended for eating.

a. ecelsa var. spissa description :

"the cap is around 10 cm in diameter when fully expanded, & is various shades of brown or brown/grey, sometimes washing off to buff. younger specimens have grey veil remnants often in quite large, flat patches, but these are usually removed later by the weather. the mature stem is usually fairly long, & has a bulbous base which is without a discernible volva, having just several flaky ring zones instead. it is marked above the ring with vertical lines. the ring is large & white, & also has lines. the gills are crowded, white, & have a slight decurrent tooth. the flesh is white."

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Grey spotted amanita, also known as amanita excelsa var. Spissa.

The flat grey-brown cap is covered with irregular pale grey patches from the remains of the veil that enclosed the young fruitbody. The gills are free and white. The stem is white with a transient ring that is grooved on the upper surface. The swollen base has bands of scales but no enclosing sack. Smell of radish.

It's easily confused with poisonous species and so not recommended

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Amanita excelsa – Amanita spissa #amanitaexcelsa #amanitaspissa L’Amanita excelsa è una specie difficile da identificare per via delle varie forme ecologiche con cui si presenta, deve il suo nome alla sua maestosità. Da considerarsi specie non commestibile. Scheda completa su #fungimagazine.it English: Grey Spotted Amanita Cebuano: Amanita australis čeština: Muchomůrka šedivka Deutsch: Grauer Wulstling eesti: Hall kärbseseen euskara: Lanperna ilun suomi: Savukärpässieni, savukärpässieni français: Amanite épaisse hrvatski: Prava tigrica magyar: Szürke galóca 日本語: キリンタケ ქართული: სქელი ბილწა სოკო lietuvių: Pilkoji musmirė latviešu: Pelēkā mušmire Nederlands: Amanita excelsa var. spissa polski: Muchomor twardawy русский: Мухомор толстый slovenčina: Muchotrávka hrubá svenska: Gråfotad flugsvamp walon: Sipesse amanite Winaray: Amanita australis #amanita #amanitae #amanitarubescens #funghi2021 #fungi_photo #fungimagazine #funghimagazine #funghidellealpi #funghiestivi #fungilover #mushroomsofinstagram #fungi #fungos #mushroom #mushrooms #fungihunting #fungiphotography #fungilove (presso Piemonte, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRdbfIVMQ-L/?utm_medium=tumblr

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EXCELSA OR PANTHERINA? 🇬🇧 It happens very often that the readers of my blog #funghimagazine .it write to me asking 4 the mushroom's ID through some pics. To all of them I reply that, 1st of all, although I am a mushroom scholar, I do not have the relative license as a mycologist, 2nd point, if I did, I could not in any way be able to recognize a #mushroom, making the distinction in the case of very similar mushrooms, from some pics. 4 example, in the photos in this post, are they •Amanita excelsa• or •Amanita pantherina•? These 2 species of #amanita #mushrooms are almost identical. They differ in a few details, not even easy to recognize. In this case, having not been able to have the #fungi analyzed by an expert, I will leave readers with the doubt as to which of the 2 species it is. 🇮🇹 Accade molto spesso che i lettori del mio blog funghimagazine.it mi scrivano e mi chiedano l'ID di 1 o più funghi, attraverso alcune foto. A tutti loro rispondo che, punto 1, pur essendo studioso di funghi, non possiedo il relativo patentivo da micologo, punto 2, anche se lo avessi, non potrei essere in grado di riconoscere un fungo guardando foto. Es: nelle foto, si tratta di funghi •Amanita excelsa• o di •Amanita pantherina•? Queste 2 specie di Amanita sono quasi identiche. Si differenziano per pochi particolari. In questo caso perciò, non avendo potuto farli analizzare da un esperto, lascerò ai lettori il dubbio di quale delle 2 specie si tratti. Una è edibile, l'altra tossico-velenosa. 🆔 Amanita spissa - Amanita excelsa #amanitaexcelsa var. Spissa #amanitaspissa 🆎 COMMON NAMES: 🇬🇧 Grey spotted amanita #greyspottedamanita 🇫🇷 Amanita épaisse 🇪🇦 Amanita de pie grueso 🇩🇪 Graue wulstling / Eingesenkter wulstling #eingesenkterwulstling 🇸🇮 podaljšana mušnica 🇵🇱 Muchomor twardawy 🇨🇿 Šedivky #sedivky 🇫🇮 Savukärpässieni #savukärpässieni 🇪🇪 Hall kärbseseen 🆔 Amanita pantherina #amanitapantherina 🆎 COMMON NAMES: 🇬🇧 Panthercap #panthercap / false blusher 🇩🇪 Pantherpilz #pantherpilz / Eine pantherpilz 🇫🇷 Amanite panthère 🇪🇸 Amanita pantera / Falso galipierno 🇵🇱 Muchomor plamisty 🇷🇺 Мухомо́р панте́рный 🇭🇺 párducgalóca / bagolygomba (presso Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK6dTj7MC88/?igshid=187fkbkv4m8ad