Amanita crocea, the saffron ringless amanita, is a species of Amanita widely distributed in Europe. It is edible but not recommended for consumption due to its similarity to poisonous species of the genus.
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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 contui — considered toxic
- Amanita subnudipes — considered toxic
- Amanita fulva — considered toxic
- Amanita sinicoflava — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Genus
- Amanita
- Species
- Amanita crocea
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