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Amanita virosa
Species of fungus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amanita virosa is a species of fungus in the class Agaricomycetes. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of destroying angel[1] and is known internationally as the European destroying angel.[2] Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agaricoid (mushroom-shaped) and pure white with a ring on the stem and a sack-like volva at the base. The species is deadly poisonous. It occurs in Europe and northern Asia.[3] Amanita virosa was formerly reported from North America, but research has shown that similar-looking American species, including Amanita bisporigera and A. ocreata, are distinct.
Quick Facts Destroying angel, Scientific classification ...
Destroying angel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Amanitaceae |
Genus: | Amanita |
Species: | A. virosa |
Binomial name | |
Amanita virosa Bertill. (1866) | |
Synonyms | |
Agaricus virosus Fr. (1838) (nom. illegit.) |
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Quick Facts Amanita virosaMycological characteristics ...
Amanita virosa | |
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![]() | 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 deadly |
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