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Amanita flavella
Species of fungus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amanita flavella is a species of mycorrhizal fungus from family Amanitaceae. It has a convex lemon-yellow coloured cap up to 9 centimetres (3+1⁄2 inches) in diameter.[1] They can also be yellowish-orange coloured and have crowded pale-yellow gills.[2] The yellowish-white stipe is central and 9 cm tall; it is slightly bulbous, and enclosed into a volva. The yellowish-white ring is flared,[1] ample, and membranous. The spores are 8.5–10 μm long and 6–6.5 μm wide, white, amyloid, and ellipsoid. The species is similar in appearance to A. flavoconia and A. flavipes.[2]
Quick Facts Amanita flavella, Scientific classification ...
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Amanitaceae |
Genus: | Amanita |
Species: | A. flavella |
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Amanita flavella E.-J.Gilbert & Cleland (1941) | |
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Quick Facts Amanita flavellaMycological characteristics ...
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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 unknown |
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It can be found in New South Wales and Queensland Australia.[2]