Amanita virosiformis
Species of fungus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amanita virosiformis, commonly known as the narrow-spored destroying angel, is a poisonous basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Originally described from Florida, it is found from coastal North Carolina through to eastern Texas in the southeastern United States.[1]
Quick Facts Narrow-spored destroying angel, Scientific classification ...
Narrow-spored destroying angel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Amanitaceae |
Genus: | Amanita |
Species: | A. virosiformis |
Binomial name | |
Amanita virosiformis (Murrill) Murrill | |
Synonyms | |
Amanita tenuifolia (Murrill) Murrill |
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Quick Facts Amanita virosiformisMycological characteristics ...
Amanita virosiformis | |
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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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