Amanita Pers.
(grisettes and amanitas)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Amanita argentea
Silvery Amanita
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita betulae
a grisette
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita caesarea
(Caesar’s Mushroom)
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita ceciliae
Snakeskin Grisette
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 10 images 2 ident. refs
Amanita citrina
False Deathcap
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 49 images
Amanita contui
a grisette
(Click to open)
 		Species 12 images
Amanita coryli
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita crocea
Orange Grisette
(Click to open)
 		Species 32 images
Amanita echinocephala
Solitary Amanita
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 7 images 1 ident. refs
Amanita eliae
a toadstool
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita excelsa
Grey Spotted Amanita
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 55 images
Amanita franchetii
a toadstool
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images 1 ident. refs
Amanita friabilis
Fragile Amanita
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita fulva
Tawny Grisette
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 27 images 1 ident. refs
Amanita inopinata
Surprise Amanita
Species 5 ident. refs
Amanita lividopallescens
Pale Grisette
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Amanita malleata
a grisette
Species 2 ident. refs
Amanita muscaria
Fly Agaric
Cap (Click to open)
 		Species 81 images 5 ident. refs
Amanita nauseosa
a fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita nivalis
Mountain Grisette
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 images
Amanita olivaceogrisea
a toadstool
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita ovoidea
Bearded Amanita
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita pachyvolvata
a toadstool
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita pantherina
Panthercap
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 5 images 1 ident. refs
Amanita phalloides
Deathcap
(Click to open)
 		Species 49 images 2 ident. refs
Amanita porphyria
Grey Veiled Amanita
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 10 images
Amanita rubescens
Blusher
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 28 images 1 ident. refs
Amanita simulans
a grisette
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita strobiliformis
Warted Amanita
Species 1 ident. refs
Amanita submembranacea
a grisette
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 37 images 1 ident. refs
Amanita vaginata
Grisette
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 27 images
Amanita virosa
Destroying Angel
Species 3 ident. refs
[Amanita vaginata agg.]
a group of grisettes
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Informal 5 subtaxa 66 images 4 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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
Bas, C. 1969 Morphology and subdivision of Amanita and a monograph of its section Lepidella Persoonia Vol 5 (4): 285-579.
Contu, M. 2003 A revised key to Amanita, section Vaginatae (Fr.) Quél. in Europe Field Mycology Vol 4 (4): 128-136.
Fraiture, A. 1993 Les Amanitopsis d’Europe Opera Botanica Belgica 5, 127pp
Galli, R. 2001 Le Amanite 216pp, Edinatura
Kibby, G. 2012 The Genus Amanita in Great Britain 50pp
Kibby, G. 2005 Invasion of Amanita inopinata continues! Field Mycology Vol 6 (1): 31.
Kibby, G. 2003 An Introduction to Amanita, section Vaginatae Field Mycology Vol 4 (4): 126-127.
Marriott, J. (ed) 1998 *** Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 12 ***(Superseded) http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/

Amanita (grisettes and amanitas) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita (grisettes and amanitas)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 101 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amanita (grisettes and amanitas)
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