I came across this mushroom while I was depositing a check at my credit union. The willow oak in the background is in an island of asphalt, and is most likely the host for this ectomycorrhizal species. It had been warm and rainy over the previous couple of days, and I was getting mushroom vision: seeing mushrooms everywhere whether they were there or not. I had a lot of work to do to finish out the term, getting final exams ready, etc, but I knew that the mushrooms were coming up and the freeze was coming too. Fortunately I happened upon this fellow. It looked very Amanita-y from the top, warty veil remnants on the cap, brilliant white stipe, and with a little digging, you can see the volva at the base. The cap had a pale yellowish green cast to it. Weber and Smith helped get this very quickly to Amanita citrina. The volva sure enough looked like a sliced loaf of bread, and the cap smells like raw potatoes, and I got a nice white spore print from it.
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