Universal veil

In

macrofeature is useful in wild mushroom identification because it is an easily observed, taxonomically significant feature. It is a character present among species of basidiomycete fungi belonging to the genera Amanita and Volvariella

. This has particular importance due to the disproportionately high number of potentially lethal species contained within the former genus.

A membrane enveloping immature fruiting bodies of

gasteroid fungi resembles a universal veil, but is called a peridium

.

References

^ Allaby, Michael, ed. (2006). "universal veil". A Dictionary of Plant Sciences (2. ed.). Oxford University Press.
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0375-90
.

See also

Partial veil

Veil (mycology)

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[oxford-1] Allaby, Michael, ed. (2006). "universal veil". A Dictionary of Plant Sciences (2. ed.). Oxford University Press.

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