Found predominately in New Zealand, Australia, and a few parts of China, the southern beech Amanita (Amanita nothofagi) is a unique find on the floors of birch forests. The distinctly warty appearance of the cap makes it unique from other Amanita family members, but caps that have lost their warts can be easily confused with other species.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 13 cm
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Southern beech Amanita
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Attributes of Southern beech Amanita
Cap Diameter
3 - 13 cm
Height
5 - 11 cm
Cap
3 - 13 cm across; convex, flattened with a central depression; buff to dark grey to greyish-sepia; sticky when young or wet; with radial grooves on the margin
Gills
Free; crowded; white, becoming tinged with yellow in age
Stem
Stem 4 - 14 cm high, 5 - 25 mm thick; tapers slightly at the top, hollow with a bulbous base; whitish, buff or greyish
Flesh
Cap white, stem white to pale buff
Volva
Small to large, irregularly shaped, felted patches; dull greyish-sepia to sepia
Ring
Hangs freely, sticking to the stem, often tearing the edge of the cap; grooved; membranous; whitish, buff, greyish-sepia or lavender-grey
Spore Print Color
White
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Gray
White
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Southern beech Amanita by these plants:
Eucalypts
Species Status
Most common of New Zealand's endemic Amanita species
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Habitat of Southern beech Amanita
Southern beech Amanita is an endemic fungus of New Zealand. It is found in woods and wooded areas where it's primarily associated with the southern beech (Nothofagus spp.), and New Zealand myrtle species - kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) and manuka (Leptospermum scoparium). It grows on the ground, near the roots of trees, where it exists in a symbiotic relationship in which the tree and the fungus feed each other essential nutrients.
Scientific Classification of Southern beech Amanita
