Amanita citrina
| Amanita citrina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. citrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita citrina (
Pers. , 1797 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amanita mappa (Batsch) Bertill. | |
| Amanita citrina mycorrhizal | |
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 | Edibility is not recommended or poisonous |
Amanita citrina (
death cap
.
Description
This mushroom has a fleshy pale yellow, or sometimes white, cap from 4–10 centimetres (1+1⁄2–4 inches) across, covered in irregular patches. The gills and flesh are white. There is a large volva at the base of the 6–8 cm (2+1⁄2–3 in) tall stem, which has a clear ring.
The mushroom has a smell of rapeseed or potato.[2]
Similar species
It is often confused with the related Amanita phalloides, the death cap, hence the common name.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The false death cap is found in
North American
oak and pine forests.
Toxicity
This mushroom contains the
alpha-amanitin toxin,[citation needed] but possibly in small enough amounts that would not cause adverse effects unless ingested at high quantity.[citation needed] It also contains the toxin bufotenin.[3] Although it is considered inedible, the biggest danger with this species is its marked similarity to the death cap.[4]
Gallery
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A closer view of an emergent specimen -
A. citrina from Commanster, Belgium -
Closer view of gills and ring of a specimen from Commanster, Belgium -
A. citrina at the 12-th countrywide mushroom exhibition 2008, Žofín, Prague, Czech Republic -
A. citrina in Ukraine (Co-ordinates:49°19′20.03″N 28°33′29.20″E / 49.3222306°N 28.5581111°E)
See also
References
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ a b c P. Jordan & S. Wheeler (2001). The Ultimate Mushroom Book. Hermes House.
- ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amanita citrina.
- Amanita citrina on Mushroomexpert.com
