Amanita magnivelaris

Amanita magnivelaris, commonly known as the great felt skirt destroying angel or the great feltskirt destroying angel amanita,[1] is a highly toxic basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Originally described from Ithaca, New York, by Charles Horton Peck, it is found in New York state and southeastern Canada.[2]

Great felt skirt destroying angel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. magnivelaris
Binomial name
Amanita magnivelaris
Amanita magnivelaris
gills on hymenium
cap is convex or flat
hymenium is free
stipe has a ring and volva
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: deadly

See also

References

  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. Tulloss R. "Amanita magnivelaris". Amanita studies. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
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