Amanita magnivelaris, commonly known as the great felt skirt destroying angel, is a highly toxic basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Originally described from Ithaca, New York, by Charles Horton Peck, it occurs in southeastern Canada, Wisconsin, New York, and Michigan.
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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 bisporigera — toxic
- Amanita suballiacea — considered toxic
- Amanita sturgeonii — considered toxic
- Amanita amerivirosa — considered toxic
- Amanita elliptosperma — considered toxic
- Amanita aestivalis — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Genus
- Amanita
- Species
- Amanita magnivelaris
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