| Amanita magnivelaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. magnivelaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita magnivelaris | |
| Amanita magnivelaris | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills onhymenium |
  | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has aring andvolva |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology ismycorrhizal |
 | Edibility isdeadly |
Amanita magnivelaris, commonly known as thegreat felt skirt destroying angel,[1] is a highly toxicbasidiomycetefungus, one of many in the genusAmanita. Originally described fromIthaca, New York, byCharles Horton Peck, it occurs in southeasternCanada,Wisconsin, New York, andMichigan.
A. magnivelaris is completely white, with its pileus spanning 4-13 centimeters in diameter, and it's stipe ranging 7-18 centimeters long. The annulus is thick and felted, while its base is bulbous and encased in a volva.[2]
Containingamatoxins,A. magnivelaris is highly hepatotoxic, and may be deadly if consumed.
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| Subgenus Amanita |
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| Subgenus Amanitina |
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| Subgenus Lepidella |
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