Amanita aprica

Amanita aprica is a species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae. Described as new to science in 2005, the species is found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, where it grows in a mycorrhizal association with Douglas-fir and pines.[1]

Amanita aprica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. aprica
Binomial name
Amanita aprica
J.Lindgr. & Tulloss (2005)[1]
Amanita aprica
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is flat or convex
hymenium is free
stipe has a ring and volva
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: poisonous

See also

References

  1. Tulloss, R.E.; Lindgren, J.E. (2005). "Amanita aprica –- a new toxic species from western North America". Mycotaxon. 91: 193–205.
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