Amanita crocea

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Saffron ringless amanita
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Amanita crocea from Commanster, Belgium
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. crocea
Binomial name
Amanita crocea
(Quél. in Bourd.) Singer ex Singer
Synonyms [1]
  • Orange Grisette
  • Amanita vaginata var. crocea Quél. 1898 [LEG; MB456911]
  • Amanitopsis crocea (Quél.) E.-J. Gilbert 1928 [LEG; MB251657]
Amanita crocea
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Flat cap icon.svgConvex cap icon.svg Cap is flat or convex
Free gills icon2.svg Hymenium is free
Volva stipe icon.svg Stipe has a volva
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Spore print is white
Mycorrhizal fungus.svgEcology is mycorrhizal
Mycomorphbox Edible.pngMycomorphbox Caution.pngEdibility is edible but not recommended

Amanita crocea, the saffron ringless amanita, [2] is a species of Amanita widely distributed in Europe. It is edible but not recommended for consumption due to its similarity to poisonous species of the genus.

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Description

Amanita crocea from Commanster, Belgium Amanita.crocea2.-.lindsey.jpg
Amanita crocea from Commanster, Belgium

Similar species

A. fulva in Bergen, Norway, and A. caesarea in Piacenza mountains

It is similar to Amanita fulva (orange-brown ringless amanita or tawny grisette) and A. caesarea (Caesar's mushroom), belonging to the Vaginatae and Caesareae sections of the Amanita genus, respectively.

The edible tawny grisette is a basidiomycete mushroom located in North America and Europe. [5] It is easily confused with the 'death cap', though is not as substantial. The structure is relatively flimsy and the hollow stem often breaks, even when handled very gently. [6] It has fibres on its stalk usually. [7]

The second similar species, the Caesar's mushroom, is the type species (a species to which the name of a genus is permanently linked) of the Caesareae section of the genus Amanita. It has a distinctive orange cap, yellow gills and stem. Similar orange-capped species occur in North America and India. [8] [9]

Ecology

The fungi can occur infrequently between July and October in mycorrhizal with hardwood trees, particularly birch and beech in clearings. Its odour is sweet-smelling and it has a mildly nutty sweet taste. [10] It has also been reported from Iran. [11]

Uses

While edible, guides advise not to eat it as many similar-looking Amanitas are very poisonous. [12]

See also

References

  1. "Amanita crocea (Quél.) Singer 1951". MycoBank. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2004-11-25.
  2. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  3. "Amanita crocea". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  4. http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/id_guide/amanitaceae/amanita_crocea.php Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine Amanita crocea-Pictures, habitat and identification guide.
  5. http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5539.asp Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Rogers mushrooms.
  6. http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/tawny-grisette Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Tawny Grisette | Wild About Britain.
  7. http://www.mushroomthejournal.com/greatlakesdata/Taxa/Amanifulva22.html Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Amanita fulva
  8. Amanita caesarea. http://alphagamma.150m.com/Amanita_caesarea.html Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  9. http://www.eticomm.net/~ret/amanita/species/caesarea.html Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine by R.E. Tulloss.
  10. "Amanita crocea". Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  11. Bahram, M; Asef, M. R.; Zarre, Sh.; M. Abbasi; S. Reidl (2006). "Addition to the knowledge of Amanita (Agaricales, Pluteaceae) from Iran". Rostaniha. 7 (2): 107–119. ISSN   1608-4306.
  12. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 22. ISBN   978-1-55407-651-2.