Amanita chrysoblema
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Amanita chrysoblema, with the common name American fly agaric, white variant, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Amanita. Although named chrysoblema, it is traditionally thought to be an Amanita muscaria variant, a group of fungi commonly known as fly agarics.
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Amanita chrysoblema | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Amanitaceae |
Genus: | Amanita |
Species: | A. chrysoblema |
Binomial name | |
Amanita chrysoblema G. F. Atk. in Kauffman[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Amanita muscaria var. alba Peck |
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A. chrysoblema is an uncommon fungus, distinguishable by an off-white to silvery-white cap with white warts. The cap has cuts on the side, but is otherwise similar to the usual fly agaric form.[2]
The fungus is poisonous[3] due to high levels of ibotenic acid and muscimol.