A white, foul-smelling Lepidella with whitish to brownish warts concentrated on the cap center and a spindle-shaped bulb that extends deep into the soil. The ring is delicate and often missing. It grows with oaks in eastern North America, especially in the Appalachians.
Edibility unknown; do not eat. Section Lepidella should be avoided, and white Amanitas can be confused with the deadly destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera and relatives, amatoxins), which have a membranous persistent ring and a sack-like volva rather than a rooting bulb.
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Habitat
Ectomycorrhizal with oaks. Usually solitary or scattered, occasionally gregarious. Summer and fall.
Distribution
Eastern North America, probably widespread below the Great Lakes and more common in the Appalachians.
Characteristics
Cap: 4-18 cm, convex to flat, dry, white, with whitish to brownish warts or patches especially over the center; margin not lined. Gills: free or slightly attached, close to crowded, white to faintly yellowish, with frequent short gills. Stem: 6-20 cm long, 1-2.5 cm thick, white, with cottony veil material. Ring: delicate, often missing. Bulb: spindle-shaped, extending deep into the ground. Flesh: white, not staining. Odor: strong and foul, of chlorine and rotting meat. Spore print: white. Spores: 6-11 x 4.5-6.5 um, ellipsoid, smooth, amyloid. Microscopic: basidia 2- or 4-spored.
