Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia G.F. Atkinson    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Amanitaceae   >   Genus Amanita   

Status:

Found scattered or in groups on ground in hardwood or mixed forests.

Description:

Cap: Yellow (with orange tints especially near center); numerous randomly arranged bright yellow or orange floccose warts; dry or sticky; smooth. Gills: White, moderately crowded, partial veil yellow or orangish-yellow. Stalk: White, coated with yellow flocculence, especially near base; bulb small, ovoid often with bright yellow warts at base; ring superior, pendant, white or yellow, membranous, thin (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 88 records in the project database.

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Yellow Patches growing in Howard Co., Maryland (8/15/2013). According to Richard Orr, "This Yellow Patches (Amanita flavoconia) has lost its distinctive patches (probably washed off). Makes for a more difficult identification." Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2009). Note ring, yellow warts at stalk base, and small ovoid bulb. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/26/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches (cap with warts) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). (c) Virginia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Virginia via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spores of Yellow Patches in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Yellow Patches in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/30/2014). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2018). Determined by Jo Solem/BugGuide. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Yellow Patches specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2009). Eliptic, smooth; measured 7.2-8.5 X 4.0-4.7 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/23/2020). (c) amytsnyder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by amytsnyder via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow Patches in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/17/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)


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