| Amanita princeps | |
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| In Laos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. princeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita princeps | |
Amanita princeps, the head man slender Caesar, is a species of agaric fungus in the genus Amanita . [1] It is found in tropical China, Southeast Asia, and the Malay Peninsula down to Singapore. It is edible, and is collected in the wild and sold in local markets. [2] Many incidents of mushroom poisoning have occurred among Laotian and Hmong immigrants to North America, since it is easily confused with Amanita phalloides , the death cap, in both appearance and odor. [3]
