Amanita magniverrucata
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| Amanita magniverrucata | |
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| Young specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. magniverrucata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita magniverrucata | |
| Amanita magniverrucata | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is free or adnate |
 | Stipe has a ring and volva |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown or poisonous |
Amanita magniverrucata, commonly known as the pine cone amanita,[2][3] or great pine jewel, is a species of agaric mushroom in the family Amanitaceae.
It was first described scientifically by American mycologists Harry Delbert Thiers and Joseph Ammirati in 1982.[4]
Description
It is a whitish mushroom. The cap is typically up to 20 centimetres (8 in) wide with dark scales. The gills are very close. The stem is about 7–13 cm (3–5 in) long.[2] The smell is mild but unpleasant in age and the spore print is white.[5] While its edibility is unknown, it may be poisonous,[6] as are other Amanitas in the same subgroup.[2]
Although there are a number of lookalike species, its large warts are a distinguishing feature.[2]
Spore print
