Amanita aprica

Frosty-Topped Yellow-Orange Amanita

species

Amanita aprica is a yellow-orangish species of amanita found in the Pacific Northwest and Sierra, featuring a distinctive frosty top. It is mycorrhizal with Douglas fir, preferring open areas (which led to its nickname “Sunshine Amanita”).

Cap Color

Yellow-Orange

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Visual Characteristics

Amanita aprica has a yellow top that can be slightly orange near its center. The frosty, translucent appearance of the veil remnants helps differentiate aprica from other similar-looking amanitas like muscaria and gemmata (which are more distinctively studded).

History

Before aprica was defined in 2005 by Rod Tulloss and Jan Lindgren, aprica specimens were grouped-in with gemmata, muscaria, and breckonii.

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Amanita aprica, also known as the sunshine amanita, is a species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae. Described as new to science in 2005, the species is found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, where it grows in a mycorrhizal association with Douglas-fir and pines.