Amanita heterochroma

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

Amanita heterochroma, the eucalyptus fly agaric, is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is usually found under Eucalyptus trees. [2][3][4][5]

Description

Cap: The cap is around 80 — 150 cm, it is yellow-greenish when young and is light brown out from the center. It becomes entirely brown when mature. The flesh is white and firm.[6]

Gills: The gills are free from the stem and are crowded. The gills are first white, then it is cream-yellowish.[6]

Stem: The stem is 100 - 180 × 15 - 25 mm. It is first gray, later becoming brown. It has a volva and a ring.[6]

Amanita heterochroma
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a ring and volva
Spore print is white
Edibility is unknown

References

  1. ^ "Amanita heterochroma". Species Fungorum.
  2. ^ Curreli, Salvatore (1992). Errata corrige [Amanita heterochroma, nom. nov.]. Micol. Ital. 21(3): 15.
  3. ^ "Amanita heterochroma S.Curreli". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  4. ^ Neville, P. and S. Poumarat. 2004. Amaniteae. 1. Fungi Europaei 9: 1-1119.
  5. ^ "Eucalyptus fly agaric (Amanita heterochroma)". Picture Mushroom. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  6. ^ a b c "Amanita heterochroma - Amanitaceae.org - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". www.tullabs.com. Retrieved 2025-10-27.