Originally labeled "Amanita vernicoccora white form" by D. L. Viess. ITS DNA clearly places this as Amanita vernicoccora - R. A. Powers
D. L. Viess
DLVAM01
2014-03-10
A. Nimmo
USA, California, Marin, Lucas Valley Rd.
38.073 -122.75
122 meters
400'
In grassy meadow near live oak and bay laurel.
"white form of the spring coccora. young gills were pinkish! all typical coccora features were present. NO fishy odor" - D. L. Viess
GenBank Accession #: KR338835 (ITS). DNA was extracted using Omega BioTek's E.Z.N.A. Fungal DNA minikit. Sequencing (Sanger BigDye/Dideoxy) and PCR performed using the primers ITS1-F and ITS4. Additional information at Mushroomobserver: 162066. Specimen contains only a slice of the pileus. - R. A. Powers