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Amanita Sect. Amanita
Amanita
The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for about 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in these mushrooms is α-amanitin.
57 branches of this group, most-observed first
Amanita subsect. Amanita
subsectionAmanita
Amanita ser. Pantherinae
subsectionPantherinae
False Caesar's Mushroom
speciesAmanita parcivolvata
Amanita subsect. Gemmatae
subsectionGemmatae
Rubrovolvatae
subsectionRubrovolvatae
Amanita subsect. Amanitella
subsectionAmanitella
Poison Champagne Amanita
speciesAmanita crenulata
Rose-Tinted Amanita
speciesAmanita roseotincta
Salmon Amanita
speciesAmanita wellsii
Coker's Pubescent Amanita
speciesAmanita pubescens
Amanita armeniaca
speciesAmanita armeniaca
Forest of Pyramids Amanita
speciesAmanita sychnopyramis
Diem's Amanita
speciesAmanita diemii
Amanita sp. 'pacificogemmata'
speciesAmanita sp. 'pacificogemmata'
Amanita sp. 'IN34'
speciesAmanita sp. 'IN34'
Amanita mira
speciesAmanita mira
Rust-Powdered Amanita
speciesAmanita rufoferruginea
Amanita sp. 'gemmata-CA01'
speciesAmanita sp. 'gemmata-CA01'
Amanita sp. 'NY06'
speciesAmanita sp. 'NY06'
Amanita sp. 'pseudobreckonii'
speciesAmanita sp. 'pseudobreckonii'
Guzmán's Tropical Amanita
speciesAmanita silvatica
Honey-Capped Amanita
speciesAmanita melleiceps
Amanita obsita
speciesAmanita obsita
Dark-Eyed Panther
speciesAmanita umbrinidisca
Guzmán's Amanita
speciesAmanita guzmanii
José Cruz's Amanita
speciesAmanita cruzii
Amanita sp. 'CA06'
speciesAmanita sp. 'CA06'
Amanita sp. 'CA02'
speciesAmanita sp. 'CA02'
Pirate Gold Amanita
speciesAmanita chrysoleuca
Amanita sp. 'N60'
speciesAmanita sp. 'N60'
Amanita praegemmata
speciesAmanita praegemmata
Yellow Long-Stem Amanita
speciesAmanita altipes
Amanita calochroa
speciesAmanita calochroa
Amanita crematelloides
speciesAmanita crematelloides
McAlpin's Yellow Beauty Amanita
speciesAmanita mcalpineana
False Asian Small Panther Amanita
speciesAmanita subparvipantherina
Amanita microspora
speciesAmanita microspora
Amanita pseudoregalis
speciesAmanita pseudoregalis
Wang Forest of Pyramids Amanita
speciesAmanita kwangsiensis
Amanita sp. 'breckonii-CA01'
speciesAmanita sp. 'breckonii-CA01'
Dry-capped Amanita
speciesAmanita xerocybe
Amanita fibrillopes
speciesAmanita fibrillopes
Amanita submelleialba
speciesAmanita submelleialba
Thailand Amanita
speciesAmanita siamensis
Amanita aliena
speciesAmanita aliena
Amanita cystidiosa
speciesAmanita cystidiosa
Amanita kalasinensis
speciesAmanita kalasinensis
Amanita ravicrocina
speciesAmanita ravicrocina
Wood's pepper Amanita
speciesAmanita conicogrisea
Amanita collariata
speciesAmanita collariata
Amanita subparcivolvata
speciesAmanita subparcivolvata
Amanita flavomelleiceps
speciesAmanita flavomelleiceps
Amanita parvisychnopyramis
speciesAmanita parvisychnopyramis
Wood's Buttery Amanita
speciesAmanita striatuloides
Amanita subcitriniceps
speciesAmanita subcitriniceps
Buff Powdered Amanita
speciesAmanita pulverotecta
Amanita borealis
speciesAmanita borealis
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…
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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 954920.