Coker's Amanita (Amanita cokeri)

September 30^th -  October 5th, 2014. 

This mushroom emerged on the shoulder of the road outside our place. It looked like it would be a specimen mushroom so I decided to photograph it each day until it opened completely.

September 30^th

October 1st

October 2nd

October 3rd, morning

October 3rd, afternoon

October 3rd, afternoon. The mushroom, in profile, showing the veil still partially attached to the cap.

October 4th

October 5th

Closer views of the tubercles on the cap

The cap grew so large that it split the stem. I’ve never seen this in a mushroom before.