Amanita griseorosea

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Amanita griseorosea
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. griseorosea
Binomial name
Amanita griseorosea
Qing Cai, Zhu L. Yang & Y.Y. Cui

Amanita griseorosea is a mushroom of the large genus Amanita , that occurs under beech trees in southern China (Hainan and Yunnan Provinces). [1] It has a pale pink to grayish cap and a volva. Amanita griseorosea is poisonous and may be lethal. ingesting the mushroom will cause gastroenteritis and liver damage, and in severe cases, can cause liver failure or death. [2] It is closely related to A. molliuscula . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cai Q, Cui YY, Yang ZL (2016). "Lethal Amanita species in China". Mycologia. 108 (5): 993–1009. doi:10.3852/16-008. PMID   27474516. S2CID   7992902.
  2. "Amanita griseorosea (Amanita griseorosea)". Picture Mushroom. Retrieved 2025-11-28.