Amanita cokeri
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. cokeri |
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| Amanita cokeri (E.-J.Gilbert & Kühner) E.-J.Gilbert |
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Lepidella cokeri E.-J.Gilbert & Kühner (1928) |
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gills on hymenium |
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cap is convex |
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hymenium is free |
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stipe has a ring and volva |
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spore print is white |
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or mycorrhizal |
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edibility: poisonous |
Amanita cokeri, commonly known as Coker's Amanita, is a mushroom in the Amanitaceae family. The mushroom is poisonous.[2] First described as Lepidella cokeri in 1928, it was transferred to the genus Amanita in 1940.[1]
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[edit] Description
Its cap and stem are white. The gills are cream-colored but can be white as it matures. The spore print is white. Amanita cokeri has no distinctive smell.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Amanita cokeri (E.-J. Gilbert & Kühner) E.-J. Gilbert". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=355702. Retrieved 01-03-2011.
- ^ Miller HR, Miller OK. (2006). North American Mushrooms: a Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, Connecticut: Falcon Guide. p. 46. ISBN 0-7627-3109-5.
- ^ Kuo M. (August 2003). "Amanita cokeri". MushroomExpert.com. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_cokeri.html. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
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