mushroom volva
A cup or other remnant of a protective veil around the base of some mushroom stalks.
volva at the base of a representative Amanita stipe (soppslire / mushroom volva)
All languages
- English
- mushroom volva
- Norwegian
- soppslire
- Japanese
- キノコのつぼ — きのこのつぼ — kinokonotsubo
- Korean
- 버섯 대주머니 — beoseot daejumeoni
- Spanish
- volva de la seta
- French
- volve de champignon
- German
- Pilzscheide
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- Store norske leksikon — a volva or basal sheath is a remnant of the outer universal veil that enclosed the young mushroom
- US Forest Service field guide — Amanita mushrooms have a cup or volva at the base of the stalk, often within the soil layer
- US Forest Service Alaska guide — the volva is the remnant of the universal veil at the mushroom base