Amanita crenulata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Amanitaceae |
Genus: | Amanita |
Species: | A. crenulata
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Binomial name | |
Amanita crenulata
Peck (1900a)
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Amanita crenulata | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is flat | |
Hymenium is adnate | |
Stipe has a ring | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is poisonous or psychoactive |
Amanita crenulata, also known as the poison champagne amanita, [1] is a species of fungus that is very common in the Northeast United States.
It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus, living in root symbiosis with a tree.
Amanita crenulata when ingested can produce symptoms associated with ibotenic acid/ muscimol toxicity. [3] [4]