Identifying Your Amanita
4.4
CLEFT-FOOT AMANITA
AMANITA BRUNESCENS
Frequency
Frequent
Habitat
Under hardwoods and conifers.
Fruit body
Robust profile, large fruitbodies.
Cap
This amanita is distinguished by its very dark brown cap in the center, paler towards the margin, bare or decorated with whitish velar flakes; cap color often irregular.
Margin
Even, shortly lined at maturity.
Gills
White, slowly becoming reddish on crumpling.
Stalk
Whitish, finely fibrillous, staining very slowly with reddish brown on crumpling.
Stalk Feature
White, browning very slowly when cut, vinous in insect bites.
Flesh
White, browning very slowly when cut, vinous in insect bites.
Chemical reactions
No effect of chemicals, except for phenol which colors the stipe brownish gray.
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