Species

Amanita augusta (Western yellow-veiled amanita)

Amanita augusta. Photo: (c) Anneliese Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Amanita augusta is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. Found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, it was formerly referred to as Amanita franchetti sensu Thiers, but suspected of being a distinct species. It was formally described as a new species in 2013.

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: Amanitina (Amanita subg. amanitina)
        Section: Validae (Amanita sect. validae)
        Species: Amanita augusta (Western yellow-veiled amanita)

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