Amanita Family

Amanita Family

The Amanitas (Amanitaceae) have mushroom caps with plates of tissue called gills on the underside. The spores are released through the gills. In this family the gills are usually not attached to the stalk. In all members of the Amanita family the mushroom emerges looking a bit like an egg enclosed in a veil of tissue. This breaks open and its remains can be seen round the base of the stalk. [CH] {AU}