Amanita polypyramis

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Amanita polypyramis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. polypyramis
Binomial name
Amanita polypyramis
(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc. 1887
Amanita polypyramis
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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
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Spore print is white
Mycorrhizal fungus.svgEcology is mycorrhizal
Mycomorphbox Question.pngMycomorphbox Poison.pngEdibility is unknown or poisonous

Amanita polypyramis is a species of Amanita found in the Eastern United States. It is a large, bone white mushroom with a chlorine-like odor. Its species name, polypyramis, refers to the pyramid-like warts on the surface of the pileus (cap). [1]

Though listed in some sources as ranging from New Jersey, to Costa Rica in Central America, the species has been found as far north as New England, concentrated largely in Cape Cod. [2] [3]

References

  1. "Mycology is Better Than Yours: The Kingdom Fungi" (PDF). Texas Master Naturalist Program. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. "Amanita polypyramis - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". Amanitaceae.org. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. "Amanita polypyramis Observations". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 2023-11-12.