Amanita elliptosperma

Atkinson's Destroying Angel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Amanitaceae
Genus:	Amanita
Species:	A. elliptosperma
Binomial name
Amanita elliptosperma G. F. Atk.

Amanita elliptosperma Mycological characteristics
	gills on hymenium
	cap is convex or flat
	hymenium is free
	stipe has a ring and volva
	spore print is white
	ecology is mycorrhizal
	edibility: deadly

Amanita elliptosperma, commonly known as the Atkinson's destroying angel, is a basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Although its toxicity is not confirmed, it is assumed to be deadly poisonous like its close relatives. Originally described from North Carolina, it is found in the eastern United States from New England to eastern Texas.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Amanita species
• List of deadly fungi

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