Amanita strobiliformis

Amanita strobiliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Amanitaceae
Genus:	Amanita
Species:	A. strobiliformis
Binomial name
Amanita strobiliformis (Paulet ex Vittad.) Bertill.

Amanita strobiliformis Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is flat
	Hymenium is free
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is not recommended

Amanita strobiliformis is a species of mushroom. It is commonly referred to as warted amanita. ^[1]

Description

The cap is 7.5 to 25.5 centimetres (3 to 10 inches) across, is rough with warts which sometimes fall away leaving the cap smooth, whitish, and sometimes has some brown. The gills are free and rounded behind. The veil is large and sometimes adhere to the margin of the cap. The stipe (stem) is 7.5 to 20 cm (3 to 8 in) long, thick, white, bulbous, and sometimes weighs a pound. The spores are elliptical. ^[2]

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  A. strobiliformis

Distribution and habitat

In Europe, A. strobiliformis grows from the Mediterranean region to the Netherlands and England, and maybe further north. ^[3]

It is associated mycorrhizal with deciduous trees, preferring scattered forest, or woodland borders, usually on alkaline soil. ^{[3] [4]} It grows singular fruits and sometimes clusters. ^[5] The fungus is rare. ^[6]

Toxicity

The edibility is unknown,^{[ citation needed ]} but the genus Amanita contains some of the most toxic fungi known. Some amanitas are deadly in only very small doses, while others are relatively harmless and sometimes even considered fit for human consumption, whereby Amanita caesarea is considered a delicacy.

References

1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
2. MclLVAINE, Charles; K. Macadam, Robert (1973). One Thousand American Fungi. Dover Publications, Inc. p. 19.
3. Amanita strobiliformis (Paulet ex Vittad.) Bertill. - Warted Amanita
4. Amanita strobiliformis
5. Taylor, Thomas (1897). Student's hand-book of mushrooms of America edible and poisonous, Issues 1-5. A. R. Taylor. p. 8.
6. Joseph Berkeley, Miles (1860). Outlines of British fungology: containing characters of above a thousand species of Fungi, and a complete list of all that have been described as natives of the British Isles. L. Reeve. pp.  90. Amanita strobiliformis.