Amanita merxmuelleri
| Amanita merxmuelleri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. merxmuelleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita merxmuelleri Bresinsky & Garrido
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Amanita merxmuelleri is a mushroom from the Amanita genus. Common names include rau-rau and piojento.[1]
Description
Amanita merxmuelleri has a 65–150 mm wide, gray-brown cap. When young, its cap is hemispheric to convex, whilst young, and later the cap shape is depressed. The flesh inside the mushroom is whitish. The volva is presented as irregularly placed warts on the disc.[2]
Range
Amanita merxmuelleri is found in the southern part of South America in Argentina and Chile.[3]
Ecology
Amanita merxmuelleri is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom that forms a relationship with plants from the Nothofagus genus, such as N. pumilio, N. dombeyi, and N. obliqua.[1]
Edibility
The mushroom is free of any dangerous chemicals found other Amanita mushrooms. However, eating mushrooms from the Amanita genus is not recommended.[2]
References
- ^ a b The Global Fungal Red List Initiative. "Amanita merxmuelleri". redlist.info. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ^ a b "Amanita merxmuelleri Bresinsky & Garrido". www.amanitaceae.org. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ "Merxmueller Amanita (Amanita merxmuelleri)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 October 2025.