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Agaricus xanthodermus to Amanita xanthocephala
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Agaricus xanthodermus, "Yellow Stainer", common, introduced, spore print brown, gills pinkish brown, cap white to scaly (variable), stem with ring. Stains yellow on abrasion or cutting. Unpleasant phenolic (carbolic soap) smell, also redolent of ink. Edible but causes stomach upsets in some people. A saprotroph, it grows especially on organic detritus, especially in lawns, and is introduced, not native. the colour change on cutting the stem is immediate, BUT eventually changes to brownish. Several related species slowly change to a slight yellow colour, such as Agaricus arvensis, edulis and silvicola, and these stay yellow. Wikipedia reference Mushroom Expert ref Lawn, Glen Waverley, 2006. 78 kB
Aleuria aurantia, "Orange Peel Fungus", common, especially on disturbed ground; introduced, saprotrophic. An ascomycete; the smooth upper surface of the convoluted bright orange cup is covered by microscopic little "asci", like sausages, each with about 8 spores ready for release. Sometimes a cloud of white spores can be seen ejected upon disturbance. Wikipedia ref Mushroom Expert ref Jack Cann Reserve, Blackwood, Autumn, 2007. 40 kB
Aleuria aurantia - see previous. Green tinged from algal growth. Jack Cann Reserve, Blackwood, 2007.
Aleuria rhenana, "Stalked Orange Peel Fungus", uncommon, introduced, like an Orange Peel Fungus (see previous) but with a rudimentary stalk. Saprotrophic, feeding on detritus in the soil. Mushroom Expert ref Jumping Creek Reserve, Warrandyte, 2007. 40 kB
Amanita armeniaca, Amanitaceae.org ref a rare apricot-coloured species of Amanita mushroom found by F.N.C.V. members on several forays to the same place on the Mornington Peninsula, and also Reefton. Baldry Crossing, Green's Bush, 2006. 28 kB
Amanita grisella aff luteolovelata group, white gills and spore print, light grey cap with mealy veil remnants, prominent ring on stipe. An Australian mycorrhizal fungus, uncommon. There is probably a group of grey amanitas difficult to distinguish except microscopically. Devil's Bend Reservoir, 2008. 45 kB
Amanita muscaria, "Fly Agaric", a well-known introduced species usually associated with deciduous and coniferous trees, but being detected in eucalypt forests. White gills, white spore print, bright red cap with white flecks, white stipe with pronounced ring, broadened base of stipe. Poisonous and psychoactive, although some claim to be able to render them edible by cooking carefully. Wikipedia ref Rawson, Gippsland, 2003. 54 kB
Amanita umbrinella, cap sticky when wet, drying to smooth grey or grey-brown, covered with greyish, felty patches that degrade, leaving a satinish cap. Gills cream, spore print white, stipe with prominently striated ring. Common in Australian forests at any time after rain. Tulloss ref Devil's Bend Reservoir, 2007. 61 kB
Amanita xanthocephala, "Vermilion Grisette", is an Australian species which can occur throughout the year in forests. Sometimes mistaken for Amanita muscaria, it differs from that species by having no ring. The cap is yellow to orange or red, with yellow to orange veil fragments. Stipe and gills are pale yellowish, and a volva is present at its base, with an orange-yellow rim to the volva. Spore print is white. Devil's Bend Reservoir, 2008. Wikipedia ref 44 kB