Species

Amanita pachycolea (Western grisette)

Amanita pachycolea. Photo: (c) noah_siegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Amanita pachycolea, commonly known as the western grisette, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It was recognized as a distinct species by mycologist Daniel Elliot Stuntz, and published in 1982 by Harry Delbert Thiers. Found in western North America, it associates with conifers in coniferous and mixed forests. Amanita pachycolea is classified in Amanita section Vaginatae, which includes species with conspicuous radial striations on the cap, inamyloid spores, and the absence of…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Pluteineae
        Family: Amanitaceae (Amanita mushrooms and allies)
        Tribe: Amaniteae
        Genus: Amanita (Amanita mushrooms)
        Subgenus: Amanita (Amanita subg. amanita)
        Section: Vaginatae (Amanita sect. vaginatae)
        Species: Amanita pachycolea (Western grisette)

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