Amanita pyramidifera is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Amanita. The cap is 8 to 21 centimetres (3 to 8+1⁄2 inches) in diameter, covered in pyramid type scales which may be white or greyish brown. The stem is 5 to 9 cm (2 to 3+1⁄2 in) long, white with pyramidal scales.[1][2][3]
| Amanita pyramidifera | |
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| Barrington Tops National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. pyramidifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita pyramidifera | |
Amanita pyramidifera | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Found in eastern Australia, the species grows in moist sites associated with eucalyptus forest or rainforest.
References
edit- ^ "Amanita pyramidifera". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Amanita pyramidifera". Amanitaceae.org. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Amanita pyramidifera" (PDF). QueenslandFungi.org.au. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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