The peck's yellow dust amanita is distinctive for its vividly orange-yellow bell-shaped cap. It can be found in the conifer and oak forests of North America and Canada. However, it may also be found in mossy and urban areas such as lawn grass.
Cap Diameter:
3.5 - 4.5 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Peck's yellow dust amanita
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Attributes of Peck's yellow dust amanita
Cap Diameter
3.5 - 4.5 cm
Cap
Cap 3.5 - 4.5 cm wide; broadly bell-shaped to plano-convex; yellow; margin nonstriate
Gills
Free; crowded; white
Stem
Stem up to 11 cm × 4 - 10 mm; narrowing upward, barely flaring at the apex; white
Flesh
Up to 4 mm thick above the stem; white
Volva
Floccose warts; pale yellow
Ring
Superior; small, skirt-like; smooth; pale yellow to yellow
Spore Print Color
White to slightly yellow
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Yellow
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Peck's yellow dust amanita by these plants:
Oaks, Pines, Hickories
Species Status
More common in the northern half of that range
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Peck's yellow dust amanita
Mixed forest with lots of eastern hemlock
Scientific Classification of Peck's yellow dust amanita
