Amanita strobiliformis

Amanita strobiliformis is a species of mushroom. It is commonly referred to as warted amanita.[1]

Amanita strobiliformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. strobiliformis
Binomial name
Amanita strobiliformis
(Paulet ex Vittad.) Bertill.

Description

The cap is 3 to 10 inches across, is rough with warts which sometimes fall away leaving the cap smooth, whitish, and sometimes has some brown. The gills are free and rounded behind. The veil is large and sometimes adhere to the margin of the cap. The stipe (stem) is 3 to 8 inches long, thick, white, bulbous, and sometimes weighs a pound. The spores are elliptical.[2]

Edibility

Unknown

The genus Amanita contains some of the most toxic fungi known. Some amanitas are deadly in only very small doses, while others are relatively harmless and sometimes even considered fit for human consumption. There are different views on A. strobiliformis edibility. Some sources advise against consuming them, other sources consider them edible.

Habitat

Amanita strobiliformis is associated mycorhizal with deciduous trees, preferring scattered forest, or woodland borders, usually on alkaline soil.[3][4] It grows singular fruits and sometimes clusters.[5] The fungus is rare.[6]

In Europe, it grows from the Mediterranean region to the Netherlands and England, and maybe further north.[3]



References
  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. MclLVAINE, Charles; K. Macadam, Robert (1973). One Thousand American Fungi. Dover Publications, Inc. p. 19.
  3. Amanita strobiliformis (Paulet ex Vittad.) Bertill. - Warted Amanita
  4. Amanita strobiliformis
  5. Taylor, Thomas (1897). Student's hand-book of mushrooms of America edible and poisonous, Issues 1-5. A. R. Taylor. p. 8.
  6. Joseph Berkeley, Miles (1860). Outlines of British fungology: containing characters of above a thousand species of Fungi, and a complete list of all that have been described as natives of the British Isles. L. Reeve. pp. 90. Amanita strobiliformis.
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