Biology:Amanita subvaginata

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Amanita subvaginata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. subvaginata
Binomial name
Amanita subvaginata
(Cleland & Cheel) E.-J. Gilbert
Amanita subvaginata
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex or flat
hymenium is free
stipe has a volva
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: poisonous

Amanita subvaginata, also known as Australian false vaginata is a species of mycorrhizal fungus from the family Amanitaceae found in Sydney and New South Wales, Australia .[1]

Description

  • Cap: The cap is convex, 32 millimetres (1.3 in) wide, and is ashy-grey coloured with a striate margin.[1]
  • Gill: They are very close to a stem and are white coloured, and with roughened edges.[1]
  • Stem: It is up to 39 millimetres (1.5 in) in length, is solid, stout, and have a powdery covering. It has a bulbous base that is slight. The species volva is located on the side of the bulb is marginate, and is of the same ashy-grey colour as the cap.[1]
  • Spores: They are 7.5–9.0 micrometres (0.00030–0.00035 in) in diameter and are globose and inamyloid as well. Six of the spores are 8.7–9.7 millimetres (0.34–0.38 in) high and 7.8–8.8 micrometres (0.00031–0.00035 in) wide in diameter. They are also subglobose and ellipsoid.[1]

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4739886 entry