Amanita battarrae, also known as the grey-zoned ringless amanita,[1] is a species of Amanita found in Italy in the fall[2] as well as in eastern Europe.

Amanita battarrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. battarrae
Binomial name
Amanita battarrae
(Boud.) Bon 1985

Described in 1902 by the French mycologist Jean Louis Émile Boudier, who named it Amanitopsis battarrae, this rare mushroom was given its currently-accepted scientific name in 1985 by the famous French mycologist Marcel Bon (1925–2014).[3]

It is reported to be edible when cooked.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. ^ "Amanita battarrae in Amanitaceae".
  3. ^ "Amanita battarrae, Banded Amanita mushroom".
  4. ^ "Мухомор Баттарры (Amanita battarrae) фото и описание" (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-26.

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