Amanita novinupta R.E. Tulloss

Amanita novinupta
R.E. Tulloss
Amanitaceae, Agaricales, Basidiomycota
Voucher specimen 1998-037
Fort Ord, California, USA
In oak, deciduous woods.
14 February 1998
Collected by Rhoda Roper

The voucher photograph shows the characteristic reddish staining.
The blushing "new bride" Amanita is Amanita novinupta. This western species is similar to Amanita rubescens. Drs. Tulloss and Yang are actively unravelling the systematics of this genus. Find out more by visiting their website: http://pluto.njcc.com/~ret/amanita/mainaman.html
They provide information and illustrations for Amanita novinupta here: http://pluto.njcc.com/~ret/amanita/species/novinupt.html


Other Selected Fungi:
Amanita novinupta, 1998, California

Cercophora scortea, 1999, Missouri

Russula avellaneiceps, 1997, Colorado





























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