Plateful of Pyramids Lepidella

Amanita polypyramis is a species of Amanita found in the Eastern United States. It is a large white mushroom characterized by the presence of a distinctively sweet, chlorine-like scent alongside pyramid-shaped warts that cover the surface of the cap.

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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 cokeri — considered toxic
• Amanita longipes — considered toxic
• Amanita rhopalopus — considered toxic
• Amanita abrupta — considered toxic
• Amanita virgineoides — considered toxic
• Amanita hesleri — considered toxic

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Amanitaceae

Genus

Amanita

Species

Amanita polypyramis

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