Amanita multisquamosa
| Amanita multisquamosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. multisquamosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita multisquamosa Peck 1901
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| Amanita multisquamosa | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or flat | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe has a ring and volva | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Amanita multisquamosa or the small funnel-veil amanita[1] is a species of Amanita from the coniferous forest of eastern North America.[2]
Description
Amanita multisquamosa has a convex cap that turns flat by age it is 30 - 110 mm wide It has a rather pallid cap with a disc that is tinted tan or brown; the cap margin is striate. It has multiple whitish to yellowish warts. [2][3]
The gills of Amanita multisquamosa are free, crowded, and white.[2][3]
The stipe is 35 - 130 × 3 - 12 mm. It is white, has a volva, and has a ring. The ring on this mushroom is often pulled up by the expansion of the pileus and so it looks funnel-shaped.[2][3]
The white spores are (6.6-) 7.0 - 11.2 (-15.0) × (5.2-) 5.6 - 8.4 (-8.7) μm and are imamyloid.[2][3]
It is white inside and doesn't change color when cut or bruised.[3]
Habitat
Amanita multisquamosa is a mycorrhizal mushrom found in coniferous and deciduous forest in eastern North America.[2][4][3]
Edibility
The edibility is unknown and may be poisonous.[2]
References
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Amanita multisquamosa in Amanitaceae". Archived from the original on 2012-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e f "Amanita multisquamosa (MushroomExpert.Com)". www.mushroomexpert.com. Archived from the original on 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "White Panther (Amanita multisquamosa)". nebraskamushrooms.org. Archived from the original on 2025-09-16. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
External links
- Media related to Amanita multisquamosa at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Amanita multisquamosa at Wikispecies