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Amanita flavoconia Bright yellow cap with a couple patches. White stem with yellow bits of volva on the base. The gills were white/cream, crowded, and free. They were covered in a pale yellow membrane. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing alone, on the ground, in a mixed forest with mostly pine and oak. Amanita flavoconia,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Yellow-dust Amanita,amanita,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Amanita flavoconia

Bright yellow cap with a couple patches. White stem with yellow bits of volva on the base. The gills were white/cream, crowded, and free. They were covered in a pale yellow membrane.

Habitat: Growing alone, on the ground, in a mixed forest with mostly pine and oak.

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The Yellow-dust Amanita

"Amanita flavoconia" is a species of mushroom in the family Amanitaceae. It has an orangish-yellow cap with yellowish-orange patches or warts, a yellowish-orange annulus, and a white to orange stem. Common and widespread throughout eastern North America, "Amanita flavoconia" grows on the ground in broad-leaved and mixed forests, especially in mycorrhizal association with hemlock.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 10, 2019. Captured Sep 5, 2018 09:11 in 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.