Amanita porphyria

Taxobox
name = "Amanita porphyria"


image_width = 200px
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Basidiomycota
classis = Homobasidiomycetae
subclassis = Hymenomycetes
ordo = Agaricales
familia = Amanitaceae
genus = "Amanita"
species = "A. porphyria"
binomial = "Amanita porphyria"
binomial_authority = (Alb. & Schwein. ex Fr.) Secr.

mycomorphbox
name = Amanita porphyria
whichGills = free
capShape = convex
hymeniumType=gills
stipeCharacter=ring and volva
ecologicalType=mycorrhizal
sporePrintColor=white
howEdible=poisonous

"Amanita porphyria" is an inedible basidiomycete mushroom of the genus "Amanita" found in Europe and North America.

Description

The cap is 4-10 cm, greyish brown to brown in colour, usually smooth, sometimes with grey patches. The gills are white and free from the stem. The stem is 5-12 cm high and 1-1.5 cm thick and has a grey to black ring. The stem has a basal bulb. "A. porphyria" usually grows near coniferous trees.

Uses

"A. porphyria" is not suitable for consumption. It is considered slightly poisonous and, more importantly, can easily be confused with much more poisonous species such as the Panther cap "(Amanita pantherina)".