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Mushroom
Amanita bisporigera Atk.
Fruiting Body

Cap 4-12 cm;

Stalk central, 10-20 cm long x 1-2.5 cm diameter, slightly enlarged at base

Spores

Basidiospores 7-10 µm diameter, globose, smooth, hyaline, blue in Melzer's.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

pure white, smooth cap and stalk with annulus, volva, free gills and white spore print are diagnostic for several deadly poisonous Amanitas; A. bisporigera turns yellow with application of 10% KOH

Nutritional Mode

Ectomycorrhizal

Substrate

On ground

Habitat

Deciduous woodlands

Fruiting Season

Summer, fall

Common name

Destroying angel

 
     
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