Boston Mycological Club

Amanita volvata (Peck) Lloyd

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Description:

There is no ring left on the stem of this Amanita. The overall colors on cap, stem and volva are of a pink/clay on a pale background. The volva is a prominent loose fitting sack at the base.

References:

Lincoff - Audubon Field Guide to North American Mushrooms; page 552
Kibby - Mushrooms and Other Fungi; page 92
Phillips - Mushrooms of North America; page 26

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Collected 2001-07-22; Stow, MA; Woodhead Farm.