FIELD BOOK OF COMMON GILLED MUSHROOMS 



thick cup (volva) at the base; separates easily from the cap; 

 3 to 6 inches long. 



Spores rosy pink or flesh-colored; somewhat elliptical; 

 8-10 by 5-6 microns in diameter. 



There is no ring on the stem but there is a volva or cup at 

 the base. In this respect the genus Volvaria corresponds with 

 the genus Amanitopsis, but it differs from that genus in the 

 color of its spores. The volva is very large and thick and 

 is usually somewhat sticky. The generic name Volvaria, 

 which signifies that it has a wrapper, was given to this plant 

 because of the large baglike cup. McDougall. 



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