| Amanita magnivelaris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. magnivelaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita magnivelaris | |
| Amanita magnivelaris | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or flat | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe has a ring and volva | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is deadly | |
Amanita magnivelaris, commonly known as the great felt skirt destroying angel, [1] is a highly toxic basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita . Originally described from Ithaca, New York, by Charles Horton Peck, it is found in New York state and southeastern Canada.
A. magnivelaris is completely white, with its pileus spanning 4-13 centimeters in diameter, and it's stipe ranging 7-18 centimeters long. The annulus is thick and felted, while its base is bulbous and encased in a volva. [2]
Containing amatoxins, A. magnivelaris is highly hepatotoxic, and may be deadly if consumed.