Amanita umbrinella

Amanita umbrinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. umbrinella
Binomial name
Amanita umbrinella
E.-J. Gilbert & J.B. Cleland (1941)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amanitaria umbrinella E.-J. Gilbert & Cleland (1940), nom. inval.
  • Amanita umbrinelloides A.E.Wood (1997)

Amanita umbrinella, more commonly known as Australian umber amanita, is a species of fungus in the genus Amanita. It is found in Australia.[2]

Description

The cap is convex before it becomes flat, with the center becoming depressed; it is around 70–100 mm in diameter and breaks into patches as it ages; it can be brownish-gray, buff grey, or olivaceous-black.[3][4][5][6] The stripe is clavate and is 70–120 mm long, 10–25 mm wide. It has a bulb that is about 25 mm long. It has a white, striated ring.[3][4][5][6] The gills are free from the stem, and it is white, cream, or light buff.[3][6] The spores of Amanita umbrinellla are white. They are ellipsoid and measure 8.3–9.6 × 5.4–6.9 μm and are inamyloid.[3]

Habitat and distribution

Amanita umbrinella is found growing in sandy soil in South Australia, Western Australia, and the Wallum woodland. Amanita umbrinella was also reported from New South Wales with eucalyptus trees.[3][4]

Edibility

The edibility is unknown, and the taste has not been sampled.[3]

References

  1. ^ Davison, Elaine M.; Giustiniano, Danielle & Catcheside, Pam S. (2025), "Clarification of Amanita umbrinella (Agaricales: Amanitaceae: Amanita sect. Amarrendiae) and three new, related agaricoid species from Australia" (PDF), Nuytsia, 36: 27–59, doi:10.58828/nuy01089, retrieved 2026-01-12
  2. ^ "Amanita umbrinella (E.-J.Gilbert & Cleland) E.-J.Gilbert". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Amanita umbrinella" (PDF). Queensland Mycological Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-03-19.
  4. ^ a b c "Amanita umbrinella E.-J. Gilbert & Cleland". www.amanitaceae.org. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  5. ^ a b "Amanita umbrinella". projectnoah.org. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  6. ^ a b c "Morwell National Park - Species - Amanita umbrinella". morwellnp.pangaean.net. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2026-01-11.