Amanita arocheae, also known as the Latin American death cap, is a mushroom of the large genus Amanita, which occurs in Colombia, Central America and South America. Deadly poisonous, it is a member of Amanita sect. Phalloideae and related to the death cap, A. phalloides.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amanita submaculata — considered toxic
- Amanita spreta — considered toxic
- Amanita elliptosperma — considered toxic
- Amanita pseudoporphyria — considered toxic
- Amanita griseoturcosa — considered toxic
- Amanita marmorata — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Genus
- Amanita
- Species
- Amanita arocheae
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