Under Lawson cypress. 22 November 2022 Farnham Cemetery, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Amanita inopinata Cap Convex, expanding with age, becoming flattened or concave, covered with a thick dingy grey brown felt which breaks up into coarse warty scales revealing the dark brown cuticle below, to about 8 cm across Gills Broad, free, whitish to beige Stem Tapering from the middle to the apex, lower half forming a tapered rooting base, lower half of the stem decorated with coarse upturned scales, upper half finely scaly, greyish, with a delicate greyish ring Flesh Firm Smell Indistinct Taste Unknown Season Mostly autumn, rarely summer and early winter Distribution Rarely recorded, with most records from south eastern England, and a few from Oxfordshire, Norfolk and Herfordshire Habitat On disturbed soil in parks, gardens and cemeteries, associated with deciduous and coniferous trees Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, amyloid, smooth (7.5-12) x (6-8) µm2 Edibility Unknown, avoid Notes Believed to have been introduced into Britain, this species is also found in Holland and New Zealand. 
22 November 2022 Farnham Cemetery, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
22 November 2022 Farnham Cemetery, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |