Amanita calyptroderma
commonname "Coco"

Posted on Yahoo Mushroom Site 11/14/16 by Vad V.
Seen at Montery Market

Note Striations at edge of cap
and white patch on top of cap

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From mykoweb:
Amanita calyptroderma is recognized by a combination of characters:
an orange-brown cap (in the typical form), with a thick white universal veil patch
and conspicuously striate margin, hollow stipe, and a thick white volva cup which stands erect from stipe.

Click Here for info from Bay Area Myco Society

From Michael Beug:
Remember, there are old mushroom hunters,
there are bold mushroom hunters,
but there are no old bold mushroom hunters.

The follow comparison is from the Cascade Mycological Society

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Posted by Sandra Patton

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