Amanita magniverrucata
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Amanita magniverrucata, commonly known as the pine cone amanita,[1] or great pine jewel, is a species of agaric mushroom in the family Amanitaceae. First described scientifically by American mycologists Harry Delbert Thiers and Joseph Ammirati in 1982, it is mycorrhizal and associates with the tree Pinus radiata, which is commonly known as the Monterey pine.[2]
Quick Facts Amanita magniverrucata, Scientific classification ...
Amanita magniverrucata | |
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Young specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Amanitaceae |
Genus: | Amanita |
Species: | A. magniverrucata |
Binomial name | |
Amanita magniverrucata Thiers & Ammirati | |
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Quick Facts Amanita magniverrucataMycological characteristics ...
Amanita magniverrucata | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex or flat | |
Hymenium is free or adnate | |
Stipe has a ring and volva | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is unknown or poisonous |
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While its edibility is unknown, it may be poisonous,[3] as are many Amanitas.