A white Amanita whose universal veil is tinged pinkish, leaving minute pinkish or cream scales on the cap and a thick, lobed, pinkish volva around the bulb. The ring is thin and soon disappears, and the spores are long and nearly cylindrical. It was described from sandy soil under white pine in Michigan and is poorly documented in modern sources.
Edibility unknown; do not eat. White Amanitas with a volva can be confused with the deadly destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera and relatives, amatoxins), which have a persistent membranous ring and a white rather than pinkish volva; identification of this species requires microscopic confirmation.
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Habitat
Ectomycorrhizal. The type grew in sandy soil under eastern white pine (Pinus strobus); other collections come from loose sand on Long Island and from oak woods in Texas. Summer to fall.
Distribution
Eastern North America; documented from Michigan (type locality), New York (Long Island) and eastern Texas. The full range is not well documented in the sources consulted.
Characteristics
Cap: 5-9 cm, ovate becoming broadly convex to nearly flat; white, not lined or only weakly lined, with minute pinkish or cream scales or patches; margin incurved at first, later fringed or torn with hanging veil remnants. Gills: free, moderately broad, pure white. Stem: 5-9 cm long, 1-2 cm thick, stout, tapering upward, bulbous, stuffed to hollow; flesh near the base often pinkish or salmon. Ring: thin, soon disappearing. Volva: thick, firm, loose, with ovate lobes, pinkish. Spore print: white. Spores: oblong to subcylindric, amyloid; 12-16 x 5-7 um in the original description.
