Amanita diemii

Amanita diemii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. diemii
Binomial name
Amanita diemii
Singer 1954

Amanita diemii is a species of Amanita found growing under Nothofagus in Argentina and Chile.[1][2]

Description

Amanita diemii has a cap that is about 33 - 78 mm wide. It is first bright yellow, then it slowly becomes darker. It starts off convex, but later it becomes depressed. It lacks an umbo and is always viscid. It has yellow flesh and doesn't change color when cut or bruised.[1]

Amanita diemii has white gills that are free and crowded.[1]

The stem of Amanita diemii is 45 - 98 × 8 - 18 mm. It is first white then, it is cinnamon. The volva is 14 - 21 × 10 - 17 mm and is white. It has white flesh.[1]

Spores

The spores of Amanita diemii measure (9.0-) 9.5- 11.5 (-12.8) × (7.5-) 8.2 - 10.2 (-11.5) μm.[1]

Taste

Amanita diemii has no smell and has a mild taste.[1]

Habitat

Amanita diemii is found under Nothofagus in Argentina and Chile.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". Amanitaceae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  2. ^ a b "Amanita diemii Singer". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
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