Western Woodland Lepidella

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.

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Is it poisonous?

Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Genus holds the deadliest mushrooms; several species are edible but none should be eaten without expert identification Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Amanita smithiana — toxic
• Amanita alpinicola — considered toxic

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Amanitaceae

Genus

Amanita

Species

Amanita silvicola

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