| Amanita marmorata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. marmorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita marmorata (Cleland & E.-J. Gilbert) E.-J. Gilbert 1941 | |
Amanita marmorata is a species of Amanita found in Denmark South Australia [1] It's commonly known as the marbled death cap. It's name derives from its off-white to gray pileus and its highly poisonous properties.
A. Marmorata look similar to common field mushrooms. They have a 45-60mm diameter and can appear white, gray, or brown. Their appearance is similar to many common mushrooms. A white ring can be found at the bottom of a. marmorata's stem. A cup-shaped sac is also found at the bottom of the stem.
The cap, gills, stem, and spores are all poisonous. The species contains amatoxins which are deadly to humans. Contact with a. marmorata can cause death to a fully grown adult within fourty-eight hours of contact.
Amanita marmorata have a strong odor that can develop from mild to pungent over time.
A. Marmorata spores are subglobse to ellipsoid. They are poisonous and have a white to cream spore print.
Media related to Amanita marmorata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Amanita marmorata at WikispeciesMiller, O. K., Hemmes, D. E., & Wong, G. (1996). Amanita marmorata subsp. Myrtacearum: A New Subspecies in Amanita Section Phalloideae from Hawaii. Mycologia, 88(1), 140–145. https://doi-org.proxy-commonwealthu.klnpa.org/10.2307/3760795
Davison, E. M., Giustiniano, D., Busetti, F., Gates, G. M., & Syme, K. (2017). Death cap mushrooms from southern Australia: additions to Amanita (Amanitaceae, Agaricales) section Phalloideae Clade IX. Australian Systematic Botany, 30(4), 371–389. https://doi-org.proxy-commonwealthu.klnpa.org/10.1071/SB17032 Tulloss RE. 2025. Amanita marmorata. in Tulloss RE, Yang ZL, eds. Amanitaceae studies. [ http://www.amanitaceae.org?Amanita+marmorata ].
