Amanita volvata
Amanita volvata, also known as volvate amanita[1] is an inedible[2] white-coloured species of fungi from the family Amanitaceae found in the southeastern United States. Can be confused with Amanita ponderosa, but that species is from the Iberian peninsula. The species is amyloid and have saccate volva,[3] and elliptic spores.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. volvata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita volvata (Peck), Lloyd | |
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 float | |
 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is convex or flat |
 | hymenium is free |
 | stipe has a volva |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: inedible |
See also
References
- "Volvate Amanita". July 6, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- Orson K. Miller, Hope Miller (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. A Falcon Guide. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- "Amanita volvata". Retrieved December 25, 2012.
External links
- Photo of Amanita volvata on Flickr
- Photos of Amanita volvata
- Photo of Amanita volvata on David Work Mushroom Photography
- Detailed photos of Amanita volvata anatomy
- Amanita volvata in MycoBank.
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| Subgenus Lepidella (=Saproamanita) |
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