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False Death-Cap - Photo (c) Marco Floriani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marco Floriani CC
False Death-Cap (Amanita citrina) Info
Known as the false death cap, or Citron Amanita, Amanita citrina (previously also known as Amanita mappa), is a basidiomycotic mushroom, one of many in the genus Amanita. It grows in silicate soil in the summer and autumn months. It bears a pale yellow or sometimes white cap, with white stem, ring and volva. Though it is not poisonous, its similarity to the lethal death cap (Amanita phalloides) precludes its use in cooking. (Wikipedia)
False Death-Cap - Photo (c) Marco Floriani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marco Floriani CC
False Death-Cap (Amanita mappa) Info
Amanita citrina (previously also known as Amanita mappa), commonly known as the false death cap, or citron amanita, is a basidiomycotic mushroom, one of many in the genus Amanita. It grows in silicate soil in the summer and autumn months. It bears a pale yellow or sometimes white cap, with white stem, ring and volva. Though not deadly, it is inedible and often confused for the lethal death cap (Amanita phalloides). (Wikipedia)
Hongo's False Death Cap - Photo (c) forestwander, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Hongo's False Death Cap (Amanita pseudoporphyria) Info
Amanita pseudoporphyria, also known as Hongo's false death cap, is a species of agaric fungus from the genus Amanita that grows solitarily or gregarious in coniferous forests. Originally described from Japan, it is now also known in Northern India, Thailand, and Nepal. It is quite a common species in southern China and is sold in free markets, along with the similar mushroom, Amanita manginiana. It differs only slightly by having more abundant inflated cells of (Wikipedia)