Western American False Panther

Amanita pantherinoides (Murrill) Murrill

Also called: Western Panther

Safety first

This mushroom is listed as poisonous. Eating it can make you seriously ill.

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

Poisonous Source: Wikipedia: Amanita pantherinoides

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

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Photos

Photo: davidbroadland. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Cypress Hansen. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: TM. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Alex Heyman. CC0. 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 Western American False Panther by month
Month	Records
January	42
February	31
March	33
April	70
May	115
June	39
July	15
August	44
September	21
October	14
November	17
December	25

Where it is found

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

British Columbia 153 records · Foraging rules
California 91 records · Foraging rules
Washington 72 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 27 records · Foraging rules
Wyoming 23 records · Foraging rules
Colorado 6 records · Foraging rules
New Mexico 2 records · Foraging rules
Montana 2 records · Foraging rules
New York 1 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 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 pantherinoides, commonly known as the western panther or western American false panther is a species of mushroom in the family Amanitaceae. It is poisonous, containing ibotenic acid and muscimol.

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

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