Amanita simulans-new to Middlesex

Amanita simulans-new to Middlesex-Hampstead Heath – 17/06/2014-On acidic/neutral soil with Fagus.
One of the ‘Grisettes’ belonging to section Vaginatae of the genus Amanita. Described as a new to science in 1999 by contu, then reported from this country in 2008. There were only four records for this species so far in the UK, making this the fifth.

Amanita sp