Amanita excelsa

Amanita excelsa, also known as the European false blushing amanita,^[1] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is found in Asia, Europe, and North America, where it grows in deciduous forests.^[2]

Amanita excelsa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Amanitaceae
Genus:	Amanita
Species:	A. excelsa
Binomial name
Amanita excelsa (Fr.) Bertill. (1866)
Synonyms
Agaricus excelsus Fr. (1821)

Amanita excelsa Mycological characteristics
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnexed
	Edibility is inedible

Toxicity

Amanita excelsa var. alba is inedible.^[3]

A. excelsa var. spissa is edible, but can easily be confused with the highly poisonous A. pantherina.^[4]

References

1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
2. Zhishu B, Zheng G, Taihui L (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province. New York, New York: Columbia University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-962-201-556-2.
3. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
4. Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.