Amanita polypyramis is a species of Amanita found in the Eastern United States. It is a large, bone white mushroom with a chlorine-like odor. Its species name, polypyramis, refers to the pyramid-like warts on the surface of the pileus (cap).[1]
| Amanita polypyramis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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 | 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 |
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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Media related to Amanita polypyramis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Amanita polypyramis at Wikispecies
