Amanita excelsa (Fr.) Bertill.
(Grey Spotted Amanita)

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Amanita excelsa var spissa
Grey Spotted Amanita
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmanita excelsa (Grey Spotted 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 excelsa (Grey Spotted Amanita) :
1: Amanita excelsa (Grey Spotted Amanita)
18 Aug 1971 OSGR: TQ43 51° 0’ N, 0° 0’ E Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - young - just bursting through litter

Amanita excelsa (Grey Spotted Amanita) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita excelsa (Grey Spotted Amanita)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amanita excelsa (Grey Spotted Amanita)

A common Amanita of woodland, mycorrhizal with Oak, birch or even conifers.

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