Amanita virosa

Destroying angel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. virosa
Binomial name
Amanita virosa
Bertill. (1866)
Synonyms

Agaricus virosus Fr. (1838) (nom. illegit.)

Amanita virosa
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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 is deadly

Amanita virosa is a species of fungus in the class Agaricomycetes. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of destroying angel[1] and is known internationally as the European destroying angel.[2] Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agaricoid (mushroom-shaped) and pure white with a ring on the stem and a sack-like volva at the base. The species is deadly poisonous. It occurs in Europe and northern Asia.[3] Amanita virosa was formerly reported from North America, but research has shown that similar-looking American species, including Amanita bisporigera and A. ocreata, are distinct.

  1. ^ Holden L. (April 2022). "English names for fungi April 2022". British Mycological Society. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  2. ^ "Amanitaceaw.org". Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ Cai, Qing; Tulloss, Rodham E; Tang, Li P; Tolgor, Bau; Zhang, Ping; Chen, Zuo H; Yang, Zhu L (2014-06-21). "Multi-locus phylogeny of lethal amanitas: Implications for species diversity and historical biogeography". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14 (1): 143. Bibcode:2014BMCEE..14..143C. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-143. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 4094918. PMID 24950598.