Amanita pantherina v. multisquamosa (Pk.) Jenkins

pantherina, meaning spotted like a panther

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Description:
mushroom
Fruiting Body: cap 4-10 cm; stalk central 4-12 cm long x 1-2 cm diameter, nearly equal. Spore Print Color: white. Spores: basidiospores 8-10 x 6-8 µm, ellipsoid to subglobose, smooth, hyaline, blue in Melzer's.

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not uncommon

Nutritional Mode: ectomycorrhizal

Substrate: on ground

Habitat: woodlands

Fruiting Season: summer, fall

  
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Agaricales
 

 

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