Volva (mycology)
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In mycology, a volva is a cup-like structure at the base of a mushroom that is a remnant of the universal veil, or the remains of the peridium that encloses the immature fruit bodies of gasteroid fung
The volva is the prominent cup-shaped feature at the base of this Amanita caesarea.
Volvariella bombycina
Volvariella surrecta growing parasitically
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
Amanita
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The genus Amanita contains about 600 described species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. The genus is responsi
Volva (mycology)
…mushrooms and attempting to identify them later without having noted this feature could be a fatal error. Whilst a volva is a feature best known from Amanita species and stinkhorns such as the Phallaceae family and others in the Phallales order, it may also occur with other genera including: Volvariella…
Fliegenpilz 1
A. phalloides, the death cap
A. caesarea (edible)
Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric, contains the psychoactive compound ibotenic acid.