Amanita grandispora

Amanita grandispora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Amanitaceae
Genus:	Amanita
Species:	A. grandispora
Binomial name
Amanita grandispora (G.W. Beaton, Pegler & T.W.K. Young) Justo

Amanita grandispora Mycological characteristics
	Glebal hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

Amanita grandispora is an Australian, truffle-like mushroom species with underground fruiting bodies, it used to belong to the genus Alpova but later moved to Amarrendia and then the genus Amanita , specifically within the section Amarrendiae. It forms ectomycorrhizal relationships with trees like Eucalyptus, with its spores, peridium, and gleba having a white to cream color and other distinct characteristics. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
2. Justo, Alfredo; Morgenstern, Ingo; Hallen-Adams, Heather E.; Hibbett, David S. (2010-05-01). "Convergent evolution of sequestrate forms in Amanita under Mediterranean climate conditions". Mycologia. 102 (3): 675–688. doi:10.3852/09-191. ISSN   0027-5514. PMID   20524599.
3. "Amanita grandispora - Amanitaceae.org - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". www.tullabs.com. Retrieved 2025-10-04.