Maryland Biodiversity Project - Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita (Amanita rhacopus)

Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita Amanita rhacopus Lamoureux

Synonyms: Amanita ceciliae (misapplied), Amanita inaurata (misapplied).

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Amanitaceae > Genus Amanita Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita - Amanita rhacopus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/21021

Status:

This and similar species were historically reported in the US as Amanita ceciliae (or Amanita inaurata, a synonym). However, Amanita ceciliae is a European species. Amanita rhacopus occurs in Eastern North America.

Records:

There are 2 records in the project database.

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Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 309720 - Psn: 54)

Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/28/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 478326 - Psn: 55)

Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/28/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

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