Biology:Amanita wellsii

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Short description: Species of fungus

Amanita wellsii
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. wellsii
Binomial name
Amanita wellsii
(Murrill) Murrill (1920)
Synonyms
  • Venenarius wellsii Murrill (1920)

Amanita wellsii or the salmon amanita[1] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It was described by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1920, based on collections made in Springfield, New Hampshire in 1917. The specific epithet honors Professor H. L. Wells, who had previously studied the species.[2]

The fungus is found in North America with a range extending from the Appalachian Mountains (North Carolina) north to the limit of the distribution of alder in Canada.[3] Fruit bodies grow scattered or in groups on the ground in mixed forests. Its edibility is unknown.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". 2020. https://www.wildspecies.ca. 
  2. Murrill, W.A. (1920). "A new Amanita". Mycologia 12 (5): 291–292. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59350/0012/005/0291.htm. 
  3. Tulloss, R.. "Amanita wellsii". Amanitaceae.org. http://www.amanitaceae.org/?Amanita%20wellsii. Retrieved 2014-01-18. 
  4. Bessette, A.; Miller, O.K. Jr; Bessette, A.R.; Miller, H.R. (1995). Mushrooms of North America in Color: A Field Guide Companion to Seldom-Illustrated Fungi. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0-8156-2666-5. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4033863 entry