| Amanita nigrescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. nigrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita nigrescens G. Stev. (1962) [1] | |
Amanita nigrescens, commonly known as blackening amanita, [2] is a species of fungus in the Amanita genus. It has some similarities to Amanita pekeoides . [3]
Amanita nigrescens has a moist, waxy cap with dark-brown warts. It has white gills that are free from the stem. It has white spores and a blackish-brown ring. It has a white volva with yellow-brown tints. [4]
Amanita nigrescens is found in New Zealand [2] and grows under Nothofagus trees. [4]
