Amanita rubrovolvata S. Imai
Family: Amanitaceae
Red Volva Amanita
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National Mushroom Centre  
Mata, M., D. Penjor and S. Pradham. 2010. Fungi of Bhutan. National Mushroom Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan.

Local name: No local name known

Edibility: Poisonous.

Habitat: Terrestrial and scattered to gregarious.

Description: Cap: 2-5 cm diameter, convex, campanulate to applanate, sometimes umbonate, surface bright red to orange, becoming yellowish-orange at margin, with reddish-orange to yellow remnants of universal veil, margin striate. Hymenophore: Free gills, crowded, white to pale yellow. Stem: 5-10 cm tall and 0.5-1 cm wide, sub-bulbous, surface pale yellow above the annulus and yellowish below, upper part covered with red, orange to yellow scales. Annulus: Membranous, fragile, with upper surface white and lower surface yellowish and an edge reddish-orange. Volva: Bulb-like, white and covered by red scales. Flesh: White. Spore Print: White. 

Comments: This species is easily recognized in the field by medium-sized to small fruit bodies, cap bright red to orange, stem yellowish with annulus membranous, white to yellowish to reddish-orange and red powdery at the stem base.

Amanita rubrovolvata image
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Amanita rubrovolvata image
Sabitra Pradhan  
Amanita rubrovolvata image
Sabitra Pradhan  
Amanita rubrovolvata image
Sabitra Pradhan