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Amanita magniverrucata

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Amanita magniverrucata
Young specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. magniverrucata
Binomial name
Amanita magniverrucata
Amanita magniverrucata
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is free or adnate
Stipe has a ring and volva
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown or poisonous

Amanita magniverrucata, commonly known as the pine cone amanita,[2][3] or great pine jewel, is a species of agaric mushroom in the family Amanitaceae.

Taxonomy

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It was first described scientifically by American mycologists Harry Delbert Thiers and Joseph Ammirati in 1982.[4]

Description

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It is a whitish mushroom. The cap is typically up to 20 centimetres (8 in) wide with dark scales. The gills are very close. The stem is about 7–13 cm (3–5 in) long.[2] The smell is mild but unpleasant in age and the spore print is white.[5] While its edibility is unknown, it may be poisonous,[6] as are other Amanitas in the same subgroup.[2]

Although there are a number of lookalike species, its large warts are a distinguishing feature.[2]

Ecology

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It is mycorrhizal and associates with the tree Pinus radiata (the Monterey pine).[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Siegel, N. (2021). "Amanita magniverrucata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T195921722A195926244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T195921722A195926244.en. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 274–75. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
  3. ^ Schwarz, Christian; Siegel, Noah (2016). Mushrooms of the redwood coast: a comprehensive guide to the fungi of coastal northern California. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-60774-817-5.
  4. ^ a b Thiers HD, Ammirati JF. (1982). "New species of Amanita from western North America". Mycotaxon. 15: 155–66. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  5. ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  6. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.