Amanita excelsa

Amanita excelsa, also known as the European false blushing amanita,^[1] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is found in Asia, Europe, and North America, where it grows in deciduous forests.^[2]

Amanita excelsa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Amanitaceae
Genus:	Amanita
Species:	A. excelsa
Binomial name
Amanita excelsa (Fr.) Bertill. (1866)
Synonyms
Agaricus excelsus Fr. (1821)

Amanita excelsa Mycological characteristics
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnexed
	Edibility is inedible

Toxicity

Amanita excelsa var. alba is inedible.^[3]

A. excelsa var. spissa is edible, but can easily be confused with the highly poisonous A. pantherina.^[4]