Amanita magnivelaris

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Amanita magnivelaris
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. magnivelaris
Binomial name
Amanita magnivelaris
Amanita magnivelaris
Mycological characteristics
Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svgFlat cap icon.svg Cap is convex or flat
Free gills icon2.svg Hymenium is free
Ring and volva stipe icon.svg Stipe has a ring and volva
Transparent spore print icon.svg
Spore print is white
Mycorrhizal fungus.svgEcology is mycorrhizal
Mycomorphbox Deadly.pngEdibility 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.

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Description

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]

Toxicity

Containing amatoxins, A. magnivelaris is highly hepatotoxic, and may be deadly if consumed.

See also

References

  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. Tulloss R. "Amanita magnivelaris". Amanita studies. Retrieved 2026-01-08.