Amanita polypyramis is a species of Amanita found in the Eastern United States. It is a large, bone white mushroom with a chlorine-like odor. Its species name, polypyramis, refers to the pyramid-like warts on the surface of the pileus (cap).[1]

Amanita polypyramis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. polypyramis
Binomial name
Amanita polypyramis
(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc. 1887
Amanita polypyramis
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a ring and volva
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown or poisonous

Though listed in some sources as ranging from New Jersey, to Costa Rica in Central America, the species has been found as far north as New England, concentrated largely in Cape Cod.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mycology is Better Than Yours: The Kingdom Fungi" (PDF). Texas Master Naturalist Program. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. ^ "Amanita polypyramis - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". Amanitaceae.org. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ^ "Amanita polypyramis Observations". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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