Amanita bisporigera Destroying angel, death angel, eastern destroying angel amanita
My mom used to warn us kids about deadly toadstools when we were growing up, and this is the species that best deserves this moniker. It is common and widespread. All members of the Amanita genus are poisonous in varying degrees, but these are perhaps the most dangerous. They appear in mixed coniferous and deciduous forests in eastern North America. Identification: These are usually found singly or in small groups. They are all white, turning a bit tan, straw yellow, or rose pink with age. They rarely have white “warts” on the cap, leftovers of the veil. Fruits are up to 6" (13 cm) high, with a stipe up to ⅝" (1.8 cm) in diameter, and a cap up to 4" (10 cm) in diameter. A thin delicate “skirt” encircles the upper stalk, one identifying feature. Another is that the gills under the cap do not attach to the stipe. The base of the mushroom is a bulblike sac called the volva. A faintly pleasant odor becomes sickeningly sweet/rotten in older specimens. Spores: These typically measure 7.2-9.9 µm × 6.4-8.8 µm. They are globose, ellipsoid, or very rarely elongate. Edibility: Online References:
Amanita bisporigera on Michael Kuo's MushroomExpert.com Amanita bisporigera on www.amanitaceae.org Amanita bisporigera on Wikipedia Amanita bisporigera on plants.ces.ncsu.edu Amanita bisporigera on www.inaturalist.org 10/28/2007 · By Jacquelyn Boyt 8/16/2015 · Table Rock Hike, Appalacian Trail, Grafton Notch State Park
Amanita bisporigera description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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