3/6/2018 Amanita pantherina v. multisquamosa (Pk.) Jenkins

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Amanita pantherina v. multisquamosa (Pk.)Jenkins

pantherina, meaning spotted like a panther

Description: mushroom

Fruiting Body: cap 4­10 cm; stalk central 4­12 cmlong x 1­2 cm diameter, nearly equal. Spore PrintColor: white. Spores: basidiospores 8­10 x 6­8 µm,ellipsoid to subglobose, smooth, hyaline, blue inMelzer's.

not uncommon

Nutritional Mode: ectomycorrhizal

Substrate: on ground

Habitat: woodlands

Fruiting Season: summer, fall

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota

Order: Agaricales

3/6/2018 Amanita pantherina v. multisquamosa (Pk.) Jenkins

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