Amanita aprica, also known as the sunshine amanita,[3] is a toxic species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae.[2]

Amanita aprica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. aprica
Binomial name
Amanita aprica
J.Lindgr. & Tulloss (2005)[2]
Amanita aprica
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is flat or convex
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a ring and volva
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is poisonous

The species has a yellow to orange cap with warty remnants of the whitish universal veil. The gills are pale, as is the stipe, which may be wider at the base. A skirt-like ring may be present, especially on younger specimens.[4]

Described as new to science in 2005, the species is found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, where it grows in a mycorrhizal association with Douglas-fir and pines.[2]

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  1. ^ Siegel, N. (2021). "Amanita aprica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T195921702A195927112. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T195921702A195927112.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Tulloss, R.E.; Lindgren, J.E. (2005). "Amanita aprica –- a new toxic species from western North America". Mycotaxon. 91: 193–205.
  3. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  4. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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