Amanita crocea

Saffron ringless amanita
Amanita crocea from Commanster, Belgium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. crocea
Binomial name
Amanita crocea
(Quél. in Bourd.) Singer ex Singer
Synonyms[1]
  • Orange Grisette
  • Amanita vaginata var. crocea Quél. 1898 [LEG; MB456911]
  • Amanitopsis crocea (Quél.) E.-J. Gilbert 1928 [LEG; MB251657]
Amanita crocea
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is flat or convex
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a volva
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible but not recommended

Amanita crocea, the saffron ringless amanita,[2] is a species of Amanita widely distributed in Europe. It is not recommended for consumption due to its similarity to poisonous species of the genus.

  1. ^ "Amanita crocea (Quél.) Singer 1951". MycoBank. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2004-11-25.
  2. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.