Amanita amerivirosa

Amanita amerivirosa Tulloss, L.V.Kudzma & M.Tulloss

Safety first

This mushroom is listed as deadly. Eating it can kill.

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Deadly — can kill Source: Wikipedia: Amanita amerivirosa

Classification from Wikipedia: Amanita amerivirosa. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Alan Rockefeller. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: cgmayers. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Garrett Taylor. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Barry Cottam. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Amanita amerivirosa by month
Month	Records
January	1
February	0
March	0
April	0
May	1
June	5
July	8
August	38
September	62
October	21
November	4
December	0

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

North Carolina 19 records · Foraging rules
Florida 8 records · Foraging rules
Missouri 2 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 2 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 2 records · Foraging rules
New York 2 records · Foraging rules
Prince Edward Island 1 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 1 records · Foraging rules
Texas 1 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 1 records · Foraging rules
Vermont 1 records · Foraging rules
Indiana 1 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	ring and volva
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Amanita amerivirosa is an agaric species of fungus in genus Amanita. It is poisonous, containing deadly amatoxins. It is commonly referred to as the North American destroying angel, and is one of the many species in Amanita section Phalloideae that is considered a destroying angel.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.

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