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Amanita citrina (Schaeff.) Pers., 1797 (False Death Cap)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Amanita citrina Fruitbody 29 September 1997 Berks England 10
Amanita citrina Fruitbody 1 November 1975 North Hampshire England 1
Amanita citrina Fruitbody 19 October 1975 North Hampshire England 2
Amanita citrina Fruitbody 11 October 1975 Surrey England 2
Amanita citrina Fruitbody 13 September 1975 Surrey England 2
Amanita citrina Fruitbody 13 October 1974 Berks England 1

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Variety Amanita citrina var. alba (Gillet) Rea, 1922 (a false death-cap) 16 8 7

Suggested Literature

General Works

Edwards, S., 2005 A Remarkable Poroid example of Amanita citrina

Amanita citrina may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)
Amanita
(grisettes and amanitas)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Amanita citrina is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Pinopsida - conifers fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Amanita citrina:

Photos fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by sporangium Syzygites megalocarpus - Toadstool Pin Mould (Mucorales: Mucoraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998

Amanita citrina 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
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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