Amanita echinocephala (Vittad.) Quél.
(Solitary Amanita)

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Amanita echinocephala var subbeillei
a solitary amanita
Variety 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmanita echinocephala (Solitary Amanita)
GenusAmanita (grisettes and amanitas)
FamilyAMANITACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Amanita echinocephala (Solitary Amanita) :
1: Amanita echinocephala (Solitary Amanita)
6 Sep 1979 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - upturnedImage 3: Ring and gills - close-upImage 4: Stipe base - close-upImage 5: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Cheilocystidium - magnifiedImage 7: Description

Amanita echinocephala (Solitary Amanita) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita echinocephala (Solitary Amanita)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amanita echinocephala (Solitary Amanita)

Vulnerable

Distinguished by its strongly scaley cap combined with the very pale yellowish-green tinges to stipe and gills.

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