Amanita porphyria

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Amanita porphyria
Amanita porphyria Alb. & Schwein 355243 2013-08-06 (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification
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Amanita
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A. porphyria
Binomial name
Amanita porphyria
Synonyms
  • Agaricus porphyreus (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 1: 14 (1821)
  • Agaricus recutitus Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 6 (1838)
  • Amanita recutita (Fr.) Gillet, Hyménomycètes (Alençon): 42 (1874)
Amanita porphyria
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is free
stipe has a ring and volva
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: poisonous

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Amanita porphyria, also known as the grey veiled amanita, is a fairly common, inedible basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Amanita found in Europe and North America.

Description

The cap is hemispherical when young, later flat. It is 4–10 cm in diameter, greyish brown to brown in colour, usually smooth, sometimes with grey patches. The gills are white and free from the stem. The spores are white. The stem is 5–12 cm high and 1-1.5 cm thick and has a grey to black ring. The stem has a basal bulb. The flesh is white with a smell of radish. A. porphyria usually grows near coniferous trees.

Uses

A. porphyria is not suitable for consumption. It is considered slightly poisonous and, more importantly, can easily be confused with much more poisonous species such as the Panther cap (Amanita pantherina).

See also

References

  • E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.

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