Amanita arkansana

Amanita arkansana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. arkansana
Binomial name
Amanita arkansana
H. R. Rosen 1926

Amanita arkansana is a species of Amanita from South Eastern United States.[1]

This is an edible mushroom species [2]

Adults of the pleasing fungus beetle Tritoma biguttata affinis have been recorded from a supposed A.caesarea; this might be a misidentification of A.arkansana, and in any case it does not seem to be a regular food source for them.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Amanita arkansana in amanitaceae.org".
  2. โ†‘ "Et tu Brute? The Caesar's Amanita Complex | Osadha Natural Health". Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  3. โ†‘ Goodrich, Michael A. & Skelley, Paul E. (1994): Fungal host records for species of Tritoma (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of America North of Mexico. Entomol. News 105: 289-294. PDF fulltext
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