BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Amanita rubescens Pers., 1797 (Blusher)
| Notes (MWS) | A common toadstool associated with broad-leaved and coniferous trees. It is edible but only when well cooked. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanita rubescens | Fruitbody | 14 September 1985 | North Wiltshire | England | 6 | 4 |
| Amanita rubescens | Fruitbody | 1 November 1975 | North Hampshire | England | 4 | |
| Amanita rubescens | 19 October 1975 | North Hampshire | England | 3 | ||
| Amanita rubescens | Fruitbody | 27 July 1968 | East Sussex | England | 1 |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon | |
|
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Amanita rubescens var. annulosulphurea Gillet, 1874 (a blusher) | 5 | ||
| Variety | Amanita rubescens var. rubescens Pers., 1797 (The Blusher) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Suggested Literature
Amanita rubescens may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Amanita rubescens:
 |
fruitbody | fruitbody is parasitised by sporangium | Syzygites megalocarpus - Toadstool Pin Mould (Mucorales: Mucoraceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 |
Amanita rubescens may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) |
Amanita (grisettes and amanitas) |
References
| Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 | Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook |
