| Amanita velosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. velosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita velosa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Amanitopsis velosa Peck (1895) | |
Amanita velosa | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a volva |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is choice but not recommended |
Amanita velosa, commonly known as the springtime amanita,[2] or bittersweet orange ringless amanita[3][4] is a species of agaric found in California, as well as southern Oregon and Baja California.[3] Although a prized edible mushroom, it bears similarities to some deadly poisonous species.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
urlMycoBank: Amanita velosawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Arora D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified (2nd ed). Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. "Amanita velosa"; pp. 286–287. ISBN 0-89815-169-4
- ^ a b Tulloss RE. (2005). Amanita velosa (Peck) Lloyd. Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Tulloss Amanita website.
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.