Old Potato Amanita

Amanita solaniolens

A tiny, brownish mushroom with a basal bulb and a volva that adheres tightly to the bulb.
Old Potato Amanita - Amanita solaniolens The cap was a very light, dull yellow near the margin, and was dark olive brown at the center, with a slight greenish tint over the entire cap. The cap was plane in shape with a slightly striate margin. It was about 5 cm in diameter. The volva was present as three large, flat whitish patches in the center of the cap. Gills were white, free, and short gills were present. The stipe was white and had a membranous ring near the top of the stem. Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest. Amanita solaniolens,Geotagged,Old Potato Amanita,Summer,United States,amanita,fungus,mushroom

Appearance

Cap: 15-40 mm; convex to planoconvex; pale brown with a darker center; bald; usually without universal veil remnants, but occasionally with a few white patches.

Gills: White; free and crowded with frequent short-gills.

Stem: Terminating in a small basal bulb; white, but sometimes discoloring brownish; with a white ring that flares upwards or hangs skirt-like.
Old Potato Amanita Cap was tan-light yellow with a darker brown center. The volva was present on the cap as a couple of flat, white patches. White gills and stem. Amanita solaniolens,Geotagged,Old Potato Amanita,Summer,United States,amanita,fungus,mushroom

Naming

It gets its common name from the fact that it smells like old potatoes.

Habitat

Mycorrhizal with white oak. It often grows in moss and in oak-hickory forests.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyAmanitaceae
GenusAmanita
SpeciesAmanita solaniolens
Photographed in
United States of America