Amanita nigrescens

Amanita nigrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. nigrescens
Binomial name
Amanita nigrescens
G. Stev. (1962)[1]

Amanita nigrescens, commonly known as blackening amanita,[2] is a species of fungus in the Amanita genus. It has some similarities to Amanita pekeoides.[3]

Amanita nigrescens has a moist, waxy cap with dark-brown warts. It has white gills that are free from the stem. It has white spores and a blackish-brown ring. It has a white volva with yellow-brown tints.[4]

Amanita nigrescens is found in New Zealand[2] and grows under Nothofagus trees.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Amanita nigrescens". MycoBank database. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Amanita nigrescens G.Stev". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Amanita nigrescens". www.hiddenforest.co.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Amanita nigrescens G. Stev. 1962". Biota of NZ. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 15 October 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.