Breckon's False-Ring Amanita

Amanita breckonii Thiers & Ammirati

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Edibility

Caution Source: Wikipedia: Amanita breckonii

Classification from Wikipedia: Amanita breckonii. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Tristan Lindgren. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Tristan Lindgren. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Lauren Bosch. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Sam Bucciarelli. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Breckon's False-Ring Amanita by month
Month	Records
January	4
February	1
March	4
April	0
May	0
June	1
July	7
August	1
September	4
October	0
November	2
December	2

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

California 11 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 5 records · Foraging rules
Washington 2 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 1 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 1 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	ring
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Amanita breckonii is a species of agaric fungus in the genus Amanita. It is known from California and Washington, where it associates with Monterey pine, ponderosa pine, and spruce. The species was described as new to science in 1982 by mycologists Harry Delbert Thiers and Joseph Ammirati. The holotype specimen was collected in 1966 on the campus of San Francisco State University by then graduate student Gary Breckon, for whom the species is named.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.

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