Amanita aestivalis, commonly known as the white American star-footed amanita, is a species of fungus in the mushroom family Amanitaceae. The cap of the white fruit body is 5 to 8.5 centimetres (2 to 3+1⁄4 inches) in diameter. It sits atop a stem that is 8.5 to 16 cm (3+1⁄4 to 6+1⁄4 in) long. The entire fruit body will slowly stain a reddish-brown color in response to bruising. A. aestivalis may be a synonym for A. brunnescens, and may be confused with several other white-bodied amanitas. The fungus is distributed in eastern North America.
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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 bisporigera — toxic
- Amanita magnivelaris — considered toxic
- Amanita amerivirosa — considered toxic
- Amanita suballiacea — considered toxic
- Amanita lavendula — considered toxic
- Amanita virosa — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Genus
- Amanita
- Species
- Amanita aestivalis
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