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

Status:

Found on the ground in mixed forests, especially near oaks.

Description:

Flesh slowly stains reddish.

Relationships:

Seems to be affiliated with oaks.

There are 28 records in the project database.

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Amanita flavorubescens in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/29/2008). Identified by Paul Noell. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Yellow Blusher in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow Blusher in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2018). Identified by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow Blusher in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2018). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Amanita flavorubescens in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow Blusher in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2018). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow Blusher (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Yellow Blusher specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2010). Elliptic, smooth; measured 8.9-9.1 X 6.7-7.3 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Yellow Blusher in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2018).Ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline; measured 7.4-8.7 x 4.9-6.0 microns. (Dark color is an atrifact of the photograph.) Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)


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