Amanita multisquamosa
Species of fungus
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Amanita multisquamosa or the small funnel-veil amanita[1] is a species of Amanita from the coniferous forest of eastern North America.[2]
| Amanita multisquamosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. multisquamosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita multisquamosa Peck 1901 | |
| Amanita multisquamosa | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | 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 |
Description
Amanita multisquamosa is a mycorrhizal mushroom found in coniferous and deciduous forest in eastern North America.[2][3][4]
Amanita multisquamosa has a convex cap that turns flat by age it is 30–110 mm wide It has a rather pallid cap with a disc that is tinted tan or brown; the cap margin is striate. It has multiple whitish to yellowish warts. [2][4] The gills of Amanita multisquamosa are free, crowded, and white.[2][4] The stipe is 35 - 130 × 3 - 12 mm. It is white, has a volva, and has a ring. The ring on this mushroom is often pulled up by the expansion of the pileus and so it looks funnel-shaped.[2][4] The white spores are (6.6–) 7.0–11.2 (–15.0) × (5.2–) 5.6–8.4 (–8.7) μm and are imamyloid.[2][4]
It is white inside and does not change color when cut or bruised.[4] The edibility of this mushroom is unknown, and it may be poisonous.[2]
