Amanita excelsa
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Amanitaceae |
Genus: | Amanita |
Species: | A. excelsa
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![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() | Hymenium is adnexed |
![]() | Edibility is inedible |
Amanita excelsa, also known as the European false blushing amanita,[1] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is found in Asia, Europe, and North America, where it grows in deciduous forests.[2]
Toxicity
[edit]Amanita excelsa var. alba is inedible.[3]
A. excelsa var. spissa is edible, but can easily be confused with the highly poisonous A. pantherina.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Zhishu B, Zheng G, Taihui L (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province. New York, New York: Columbia University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-962-201-556-2.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.