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amanita mushrooms

Amanita

The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for about 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in these mushrooms is α-amanitin.

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23 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amanita subg. Amanita

subgenusAmanita

Amanita subg. Amanitina

subgenusAmanitina

Lepidella

subgenusLepidella

Amanita sp. 'IN05'

speciesAmanita sp. 'IN05'

Amanita sp. 'FL13'

speciesAmanita sp. 'FL13'

Amanita sp. 'AZ04'

speciesAmanita sp. 'AZ04'

Amanita sp. 'FL25'

speciesAmanita sp. 'FL25'

Amanita sp. 'AZ28'

speciesAmanita sp. 'AZ28'

Amanita sp. 'NFL08'

speciesAmanita sp. 'NFL08'

Amanita sp. 'IN56'

speciesAmanita sp. 'IN56'

Amanita sp. 'CA08'

speciesAmanita sp. 'CA08'

Amanita sp. 'PA08'

speciesAmanita sp. 'PA08'

Amanita sp. 'CA12'

speciesAmanita sp. 'CA12'

Amanita sp. 'AZ33'

speciesAmanita sp. 'AZ33'

Amanita sp. 'MD25'

speciesAmanita sp. 'MD25'

Amanita sp. 'AZ34'

speciesAmanita sp. 'AZ34'

Amanita sp. 'AZ35'

speciesAmanita sp. 'AZ35'

Amanita sp. 'AZ36'

speciesAmanita sp. 'AZ36'

Amanita sp. 'CA13'

speciesAmanita sp. 'CA13'

Amanita sp. 'NC11'

speciesAmanita sp. 'NC11'

Amanita sp. 'WI02'

speciesAmanita sp. 'WI02'

Amanita sp. 'TX02'

speciesAmanita sp. 'TX02'

Amanita sp. 'NC12'

speciesAmanita sp. 'NC12'

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

An History of Fungusses, growing about Halifax (Vols 1-2)

James Bolton · 1788 · p.236

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.141

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.142

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.202

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.155

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.662

Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet

J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.480

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.9

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.125

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.127

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