Amanita excelsa, also known as the European false blushing amanita or the grey spotted amanita, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is found in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America, where it grows in deciduous forests. Appears in groups or singular.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Genus holds the deadliest mushrooms; several species are edible but none should be eaten without expert identification Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amanita pantherina — toxic
- Amanita pantherinoides — considered toxic
- Amanita rubescens — considered toxic
- Amanita ibotengutake — considered toxic
- Amanita franchetii — considered toxic
- Amanita porphyria — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Genus
- Amanita
- Species
- Amanita excelsa
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