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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)
Amanita
(grisettes and amanitas)
Amanita
is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(via Amanita)
Macromycetes
(via Agaricales)
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

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Amanita Pers., 1797 (grisettes and amanitas)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #notes #refs
Species Amanita argentea Huijsman, 1959 (a grisette)         1
Species Amanita betulae Neville & Poumarat, 2009 (a grisette)         1
Species Amanita ceciliae (Berk. & Broome) Bas, 1983 (Snakeskin Grisette) 10       2
Species Amanita citrina (Schaeff.) Pers., 1797 (False Death Cap) 24 18 7   1
Species Amanita crocea (Quél.) Singer, 1951 (Orange Grisette) 21     11  
Species Amanita echinocephala (Vittad.) Quél., 1872 (Solitary Amanita) 5     2 1
Species Amanita excelsa (Fr.) Bertill., 1866 (a toadstool) 22 7 26    
Species Amanita flavescens (E.-J. Gilbert & S. Lundell) Contu, 1988 (a grisette) 6   6    
Species Amanita friabilis (P. Karst.) Bas, 1974 (Fragile Amanita)         1
Species Amanita fulva (Schaeff.) Fr., 1815 (Tawny Grisette) 18   5 4 2
Species Amanita gemmata (Fr.) Bertill., 1866 (Jewelled Amanita)         1
Species Amanita inopinata D.A. Reid & Bas, 1987 (a toadstool)         8
Species Amanita malleata (a grisette)         1
Species Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam., 1783 (Fly Agaric) 27   2 4 6
Species Amanita nauseosa (Wakef.) D.A. Reid, 1966 (a fungus)         2
Species Amanita nivalis Grev., 1822 (Mountain Grisette) 1       1
Species Amanita olivaceogrisea Kalamees, 1986 (a toadstool)         1
Species Amanita ovoidea (Bull.) Quél., 1872 (Bearded Amanita)         1
Species Amanita pachyvolvata (Bon) Krieglst., 1984 (a toadstool)         1
Species Amanita pantherina (DC.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Panthercap) 5       3
Species Amanita phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Link, 1833 (Deathcap) 22 6 17 4 4
Species Amanita porphyria Alb. & Schwein., 1805 (Grey Veiled Amanita) 6     4  
Species Amanita rubescens Pers., 1797 (Blusher) 19     9 2
Species Amanita simulans Contu (a grisette)         1
Species Amanita strobiliformis (Paulet ex Vittad.) Bertill., 1866 (Warted Amanita)         1
Species Amanita submembranacea (Bon) Gröger, 1979 (a grisette) 19 4 8 6 1
Species Amanita vaginata (Bull.) Lam., 1783 (Grisette) 23   4   1
Informal (Amanita vaginata agg.) (a group of grisettes) 42 4 12 6 3

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Bas, C., 1969 Morphology and subdivision of Amanita and a monograph of its section Lepidella
Contu, M., 2003 (section Vaginatae) A revised key to Amanita, section Vaginatae (Fr.) Quél. in Europe
Fraiture, A., 1993 Les Amanitopsis d’Europe
Galli, R., 2001 Le Amanite
Kibby, G., 2003 (Section Vaginateae) An Introduction to Amanita, section Vaginatae
Kibby, G., 2005 Invasion of Amanita inopinata continues!

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 21 general literature references to Amanita (grisettes and amanitas)

Amanita may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)		 PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (via Amanita) Macromycetes (via Agaricales) Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 101 feeding and other relationships of Amanita (grisettes and amanitas)

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