Amanita gemmata (Fr.) Gillet
Gem-studded Amanita

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Description:
mushroom
Fruiting Body: cap 2.5-11 cm; stalk central 4-14 cm long x 0.5-2 cm diameter, enlarged at base. Spore Print Color: white. Spores: basidiospores 8.5-11 x 6.5-8.5 µm, ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline, not blue in Melzer's.

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common

Nutritional Mode: ectomycorrhizal

Substrate: on ground

Habitat: woodlands

Fruiting Season: summer, fall

  
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Agaricales
 

 

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