Amanita armeniaca

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Amanita armeniaca
Amanita armeniaca A.E. Wood 878534.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. armeniaca
Binomial name
Amanita armeniaca
A.E. Wood
Amanita armeniaca
Mycological characteristics
Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svgOvate cap icon.svg Cap is convex or ovate
Free gills icon2.svg Hymenium is free
Ring stipe icon.svgRing and volva stipe icon.svg Stipe has a ring or has a ring and volva
Transparent spore print icon.svg
Spore print is white
Mycomorphbox Question.pngEdibility is unknown

Amanita armeniaca is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae native to Australia. [1] [2]

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Description

Cap

Amanita ameniaca has a cap that is up to 90 mm wide; it is hemispheric at first, then it becomes convex before it becomes plane, smooth, and dry. It is orange and powdery. It has remnants of a universal veil; it has flat, dull scales near the center that eventually disappear. [3]

Gills

Gills are free, thin, crowded, and white. [3]

Stem

The stem is up to 130 mm long and 12 mm wide. The stem is firm with a small bulbous base. It is often pale orange. It has a ring, and the volva is usually absent or with a few irregular scales. [3]

References

  1. - Amanita armeniaca A.E.Wood, Austral. Syst. Bot. 10: 733 (1997) - from Royal Botanic Garden Melbourne archived website on Pandora
  2. "Amanita armeniaca". ShroomID. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "Amanita armeniaca - Amanitaceae.org - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". tullabs.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)