Amanita novinupta R.E. Tulloss
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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 |
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Other Selected Fungi:
| Amanita novinupta, 1998, California |
| Cercophora scortea, 1999, Missouri |
| Russula avellaneiceps, 1997, Colorado |
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