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Amanita subsect. Amanita
Amanita
The genus Amanita contains about 600 described species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species (and many species of unknown edibility). The genus is responsible for 95% of fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for 90% of fatalities every year. The most potent toxin synthesized by this genus is α-Amanitin.
The genus also contains many edible mushrooms, but mycologists advice caution in selecting any of these for human consumption, due to the potentially lethal consequences of misidentification. Nonetheless, in some cultures, the larger local edible species of Amanita are mainstays of the markets in the local growing season. Samples of this are Amanita zambiana and other fleshy species in central Africa, A. basii and similar species in Mexico, A. caesarea and the "Blusher" A. rubescens in Europe, and A. chepangiana in Southeast Asia. Other species are used for colouring sauces, such as the red A. jacksonii, with a range from eastern Canada to eastern Mexico.
27 branches of this group, most-observed first
Fly Agaric
speciesAmanita muscaria
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric
speciesAmanita persicina
Sunshine Amanita
speciesAmanita aprica
Frost's Amanita
speciesAmanita frostiana
Royal fly agaric
speciesAmanita regalis
Breckon's False-Ring Amanita
speciesAmanita breckonii
Lazo's Deadly Amanita
speciesAmanita toxica
Amanita chrysoblema
speciesAmanita chrysoblema
Japanese Ringed-Bulb Amanita
speciesAmanita ibotengutake
East Asian Gemmed Amanita
speciesAmanita orientigemmata
Chilean Orange Dust Amanita
speciesAmanita aurantiovelata
Amanita alpinicola
speciesAmanita alpinicola
Amanita sp. 'muscaria-PNW03'
speciesAmanita sp. 'muscaria-PNW03'
Amanita sp. 'IN10'
speciesAmanita sp. 'IN10'
Chinese Gray Amanita
speciesAmanita sinensis
Inzenga's fly agaric
speciesAmanita inzengae
Ringed-Bulb Amanita
speciesAmanita subglobosa
Pebbly Soil Amanita
speciesAmanita gioiosa
African Rose Ringless Amanita
speciesAmanita pudica
False Frost's Amanita
speciesAmanita subfrostiana
Amanita concentrica
speciesAmanita concentrica
Cotton Sack Amanita
speciesAmanita lanivolva
Land Of Fire Amanita
speciesAmanita ushuaiensis
Amanita heterochroma
speciesAmanita heterochroma
African False Caesar
speciesAmanita robusta
Amanita emilii
speciesAmanita emilii
Amanita sulcatissima
speciesAmanita sulcatissima
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
An History of Fungusses, growing about Halifax (Vols 1-2)
James Bolton · 1788 · p.236
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.141
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.142
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.202
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.155
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.662
Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet
J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.480
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.9
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.125
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.127
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Amanita in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1155969.