Amanita ovoidea (Bull.) Link
(Bearded Amanita)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmanita ovoidea (Bearded Amanita)
GenusAmanita (grisettes and amanitas)
FamilyAMANITACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mattock, G. 2006 A quest for British Amanita ovoidea fulfilled Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 9-12.

Amanita ovoidea (Bearded Amanita) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita ovoidea (Bearded Amanita)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amanita ovoidea (Bearded Amanita)

Rare

VU/D2

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