Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita

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Amanita rhacopus

Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita, a reference photo
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Amanita rhacopus is a species of Amanita found in east coast of the United States

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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

Classification

Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Amanitaceae
Genus
Amanita
Species
Amanita rhacopus

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