Image of Amanita citrina Pers. 1797

Description:

Slo.: citronasta munica - Habitat: mixed alpine wood, Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, southeast aspect; calcareous ground; in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: forest soil. Comments: Growing single. Spores smooth, subglobose. Dimensions: 8,2 [8,7 ; 9] 9,5 x 7,4 [7,9 ; 8] 8,5 microns; Q = 1 [1,1] 1,2; N = 30; C = 95%; Me = 8,9 x 8 microns; Qe = 1,1. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water, in vivo. AmScope MA500 digital camera. Ref.: (1) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 474. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 248. (3) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.4., Verlag Mykologia (1995), p 164. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 146.