Amanita liquii, also known as the dark-faced ringless amanita, is a species of agaric that fruits from July to September.

Amanita liquii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. liquii
Binomial name
Amanita liquii
Amanita liquii
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a volva
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

This large and robust agaric (cap diameter up to 14 centimetres or 5+12 inches, stem length up to 17 cm) is distinguishable by its very dark, sometimes almost black, overall colour. The scientific name is taken from the Chinese hero Li Kui (sometimes spelled Li Qui), who had a dark face.

It is associated with firs and pines in south-western China up to an altitude of 4,000 metres.

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