Amanita veldiei

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Amanita veldiei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. veldiei
Binomial name
Amanita veldiei
D. A. Reid & Eicker ex Redhead 2016

Amanita veldiei is a species of Amanita found in South Africa [1]

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References

  1. "Amanita veldiei - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". Amanitaceae.org. Retrieved 2022-12-10.