Amanita altipes

Taxobox
name = "Amanita altipes"
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Basidiomycota
classis = Agaricomycetes
subclassis = Hymenomycetes
ordo = Agaricales
familia = Amanitaceae
genus = "Amanita"
species = "A. altipes"
binomial = "Amanita altipes"
binomial_authority = Yang Weiß & Oberwinkler, 2004mycomorphbox
name = Amanita altipes
whichGills = free
capShape = umbonate
hymeniumType=gills
stipeCharacter=ring and volva
ecologicalType=mycorrhizal
sporePrintColor=white
howEdible=unknown

"Amanita altipes" is a species of agaric found on soil in coniferous ("Abies", "Picea") and broadleaved ("Betula", "Quercus", "Salix") woodland in southwestern China up to an altitude of 4000 m. It fruits in August and September.

This is a small to medium-sized agaric with a distinctively yellowish overall coloration. The cap has a diameter of up to 9 cm and is yellow, often brownish towards the centre. The stem is relatively long (up to 16 cm) and yellowish and usually tapers upwards. There is a large persistent ring. Unlike many of its relatives (eg "Amanita pantherina"), the remnants of the universal veil do not usually persist on the cap, being easily washed away by rain.

References

* Yang ZL, Weiss M & Oberwinkler F. (2004) [http://www.mycologia.org/cgi/reprint/96/3/636 New species of "Amanita" from the eastern Himalaya and adjacent regions]