Amanita australis mushrooms that have lost their warts and have had the colours faded may resemble another New Zealand species, A. nothofagi.
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Amanita australis was first described by Greta Stevenson in 1962, based on specimens she collected in April 1954 around Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park, in New Zealand.
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It is found only in New Zealand, where it occurs in Leptospermum and Nothofagus forest.
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The mushroom may be confused with another endemic New Zealand species, A. nothofagi, but can be distinguished by differences in microscopic characteristics.
The mushroom may be confused with another New Zealand species, A. australis, but can be distinguished by certain characteristics.
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Amanita nothofagi mushrooms can be confused with A. australis if the warts have been washed off and the colour has been bleached.
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