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Mycology Lab

Posted by Amanda Tucker,
North Country explorer from Castleton, Vermont
September 15, 2016

My mycology class was out looking for mushrooms and came across this beautiful mushroom, Amanita citrina. Its common name is the False Death cap. I found this mushroom interesting because of the the florescent pileus (cap). Being able to identify all the parts of the mushroom was another a fun part of my encounter: being able to fully see the annulus which is the web like tissue hanging from the stipe of the mushroom. Also, to see the warts (universal veil remnants) was very neat because you would look at the same species right near this mushroom and did not have these warts, showing the different life stage of the mushroom. Making this another reason why identifying mushrooms very hard. Over all this was a beautiful day to see the colors that mushrooms displayed all over the forest floor.

Amanita citrina