| Amanita westii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. westii |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita westii (Murrill) Murrill 1945 | |
Amanita westii is a species of Amanita found in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas, United States [1]
Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a basidiomycete of the genus Amanita. It is a large white-gilled, white-spotted, and usually red mushroom.
The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. The genus is responsible for approximately 95% of fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for about 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in these mushrooms is α-Amanitin.
Muscimol is one of the principal psychoactive constituents of Amanita muscaria and related species of mushroom. Muscimol is a potent and selective orthosteric agonist for the GABAA receptor and displays sedative-hypnotic, depressant and hallucinogenic psychoactivity. This colorless or white solid is classified as an isoxazole.
The blusher is the common name for several closely related species of the genus Amanita. A. rubescens, or the blushing amanita, is found in Europe and eastern North America, and A. novinupta, also known as the new bride blushing amanita, is found in western North America. Both their scientific and common names are derived from the propensity of their flesh to turn pink upon bruising or cutting.
Amanita verna, commonly known as the fool's mushroom or the spring destroying angel, is a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Occurring in Europe in spring, A. verna associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees. The caps, stipes and gills are all white in colour.
Amanita beckeri or Becker's ringless amanita is a species of Amanita from Europe. It is named after Georges Becker (1905-1994), who identified it.
Amanita lividopallescens, also known as the pale amanita, is a species of Amanita in Europe that grows near oaks.
Amanita multisquamosa or the small funnel-veil amanita is a species of Amanita from the coniferous forest of eastern North America.
Amanita curtipes is a species of Amanita from southern Europe.
Amanita proxima is a species of Amanita from France, Italy, and Spain. It is poisonous.
Amanita velatipes or veiled-bulb amanita is a species of Amanita from eastern North America.
Amanita gilbertii or Gilbert's limbed lepidella is a species of Amanita from France and Germany.
Amanita solaniolens or old potato amanita is a species of Amanita from Nova Scotia, Canada.
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).
Amanita calyptratoides, or Peck's candlestick amanita, is a species of Amanita found in southern California
Amanita carneiphylla is a species of Amanita found in Western Australia growing among Eucalyptus, Banksia, and Allocasuarina
Amanita betulae is a species of Amanita found in growing in birch and mixed hardwood in Europe
Amanita neo-ovoidea is a species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is found in China and Japan
Amanita fuligineodisca is a species of Amanita found in Honduras to Andean Colombia.
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