Woodland Amanita

Amanita silvicola Kauffman

Also called: Kauffman's Forest Lepidella, Western Woodland Lepidella

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Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

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Edibility

Caution Source: Wikipedia: Amanita silvicola

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

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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 Woodland Amanita by month
Month	Records
January	3
February	2
March	0
April	1
May	0
June	2
July	3
August	1
September	14
October	89
November	72
December	15

Where it is found

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

California 67 records · Foraging rules
Washington 54 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 34 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 26 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

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

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

About

Amanita silvicola, also known as the woodland amanita or Kauffman's forest amanita, is a species of Amanita. It forms a small to medium-sized white mushroom. The cap is 5–12 cm across and is pure white, convex to flat, often with an incurved margin. The cap is initially covered in a wooly outer veil that later leaves soft patchy remnants across its surface as it flattens. The stem is patched with volva remains, and is slightly larger at its base. The gills are white, close and crowded, and free, just reaching the stem, or to narrowly adnate. The flesh does not change colour when bruised or cut, but its cap may discolour with age. The species is found in coniferous woods the Pacific Northwest and California. Its edibility of is uncertain, but due to its close resemblance to two poisonous mushrooms in the genus, its consumption is strongly advised against.

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