Amanita phalloides

Amanita phalloides
Amanita phalloides in Piacenza, Italy
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. phalloides
Binomial name
Amanita phalloides

Amanita phalloides (also known as death cap) is a deadly toxic basidiomycete fungus and mushroom, part of the genus Amanita. Originating in Europe,[1] but it has appeared in other parts of the world since the late 20th century. A. phalloides grow in summer and autumn, and the caps are mostly greenish with white stipe and gills.

References

  1. Cai, Qing; Tulloss, Rodham E.; Tang, Li P.; Tolgor, Bau; Zhang, Ping; Chen, Zuo H.; Yang, Zhu L. (2014-06-21). "Multi-locus phylogeny of lethal amanitas: implications for species diversity and historical biogeography". BMC evolutionary biology. 14: 143. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-143. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 4094918. PMID 24950598.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)