Amanita annulatovaginata var. citrina - Amanitaceae.org - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella
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name Amanita annulatovaginata var. citrina
name status insufficiently known
author Beeli
intro The yellow cap of this variety was the only originally stated character differentiating it from A. annulatovaginata.  See the description of Amanita annulatovaginata.
cap The yellowish cap of A. annulatovaginata var. citrina is plano-convex, with a low umbo about the same width as the flaring top of the stem.  The cap flesh is yellow immediately below the cap's skin, but otherwise white or whitish.  The margin of the cap bears very long striations extending to the very edge of the umbo.  There are no remnants of the volva to be found on the cap.
gills The gills are free or nearly free and whitish.
stem The whitish stem is subcylindric or narrows upward very slightly.  The stem's flesh is whitish.  The stem is stuffed or hollow.  It bears a white, superior ring that is funnel-shaped at first.  The saccate volva is whitish, membranous, and encloses the bottom fifth (more or less) of the stem.
odor/taste Nothing is known about the odor and taste of this mushroom.
spores Spores from var. citrina according to drawings of spores in Gilbert (1940) measure 12.2 - 13.0 (14.6) × 8.1 - 8.6 (-10.6) μm and are ellipsoid to elongate and inamyloid.  The status of clamps on the bases of basidia is unknown.
discussion Much more information is needed about the cluster of taxa that Beeli named as varieties of A. annulatovaginata.—R. E. Tulloss
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