Amanita fulva Fr.
(Tawny Grisette)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
GenusAmanita (grisettes and amanitas)
FamilyAMANITACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette) :
1: Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
27 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Beech, Oak, Holly
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - oblique viewImage 3: Cap - young - oblique viewImage 4: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 5: Fruitbody - in situ - side viewImage 6: Fruitbody - young - in situ - side viewImage 7: Gills and upper stemImage 8: Volva - close-upImage 9: Volva - opened out - close-upImage 10: Cap cuticleImage 11: Spherocysts in volvaImage 12: Spherocysts in volva (2)Image 13: SporesImage 14: Spores (2)
2: Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
6 Oct 1985 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: Cap - in situ (2)Image 3: Gills and upper stipeImage 4: Side view - in situImage 5: Side view - in situ (2)Image 6: Side view - lain downImage 7: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: DescriptionImage 10: Description - contd
3: Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
1 Sep 1978 OSGR: SX98 50° 40’ N, 3° 30’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: In situ - sie view
4: Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
20 Sep 1974 OSGR: SE66 54° 0’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ
5: Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
16 Sep 1970 OSGR: TQ43 51° 0’ N, 0° 0’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
in woodland
Image 1: Young fruitbodies - in situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wright, M. 2000 Amanita fulva Vol 1 (2) Page: Back cover

Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)

The commonest Amanita of heathland. Amanita fulva is mycorrhizal with birch, less often Beech or oak, but it can also be found with amongst Heather or under Bracken.

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