An Amanita polypyramis in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). Found along a roadside in oak and conifer woodland.
Amanita polypyramis in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/10/2019). (c) Ryan Patrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Amanita polypyramis in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Amanita polypyramis in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Amanita polypyramis in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Amanita polypyramis in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Description
Very large Amanita with cap approaching 8" wide. It has a slight chlorine odor and the annulus tears away from the stem. Warted, basal bulb is obviously wider than the stem.
Relationships
Poisonous to humans.
Citations
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An Amanita polypyramis in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). Found along a roadside in oak and conifer woodland.
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Amanita polypyramis in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/10/2019). (c) Ryan Patrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Amanita polypyramis in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Amanita polypyramis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. polypyramis
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita polypyramis (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc. 1887
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| Amanita polypyramis | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | 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 unknown or poisonous |
Amanita polypyramis is a species of Amanita found in the Eastern United States. It is a large, bone white mushroom with an unusual sweet chlorine-like odor. Its species name, polypyramis, refers to the pyramid-like warts on the surface of the pileus (cap).[1]
Though listed in some sources as ranging from New Jersey, to Costa Rica in Central America, the species has been found as far north as New England, concentrated largely in Cape Cod.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mycology is Better Than Yours: The Kingdom Fungi" (PDF). Texas Master Naturalist Program. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Amanita polypyramis - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". Amanitaceae.org. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Amanita polypyramis Observations". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
External links
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Data related to Amanita polypyramis at Wikispecies
