Amanita pyramidifera

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Amanita pyramidifera
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Barrington Tops National Park, Australia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. pyramidifera
Binomial name
Amanita pyramidifera
Amanita pyramidifera
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Amanita pyramidifera is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Amanita . The cap is 8 to 21 centimetres (3 to 8+12 inches) in diameter, covered in pyramid type scales which may be white or greyish brown. The stem is 5 to 9 cm (2 to 3+12 in) long, white with pyramidal scales. [1] [2] [3]

Found in eastern Australia, the species grows in moist sites associated with eucalyptus forest or rainforest.

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References

  1. "Amanita pyramidifera". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. "Amanita pyramidifera". Amanitaceae.org. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. "Amanita pyramidifera" (PDF). QueenslandFungi.org.au. Retrieved March 22, 2020.