Amanita cokeri
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| 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 |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring and volva |
 | Spore print is white |
 | or mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is 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]
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Amanita cokeri (E.-J. Gilbert & Kühner) E.-J. Gilbert". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 01-03-2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ 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. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
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