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Status
Found on the ground in hardwood or mixed forests.
Description
Cap white (may have brownish disc) with thin, white patches; margin may be faintly striate. Stalk white, dry; no ring; large sac-like volva (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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A Volvate Amanita cap in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2012).
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Joanne Solem.
Gills of Volvate Amanita in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2012).
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Joanne Solem.
A Volvate Amanita (full fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2012).
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Joanne Solem.
Volvate Amanita in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Volvate Amanita in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Volvate Amanita in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spores of a Volvate Amanita collected in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2012). Broadly elipsoid, smooth; measured 8.1-10.7 X 5.3-6.5 micronsrn.
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Robert Solem.
Source: Wikipedia
Amanita volvata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Amanitaceae |
Genus: | Amanita |
Species: | A. volvata
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Binomial name | |
Amanita volvata (Peck), Lloyd
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Amanita volvata | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex or flat | |
Hymenium is free | |
Stipe has a volva | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is unknown |
Amanita volvata, also known as volvate amanita[1][2] is an inedible[3] 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,[4] and elliptic spores.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Volvate Amanita". July 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Amanita volvata". Retrieved December 25, 2012.
External links
[edit]- 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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