Species

Amanita smithiana (Smith’s amanita)

Amanita smithiana. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Amanita smithiana, also known as Smith’s amanita, is a species of agaric found on soil in coniferous (Abies, Tsuga, Pseudotsuga) and broadleaved (Alnus, Quercus) woodland in the Pacific Northwest of North America. It fruits in August and September.

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: Roanokenses (Amanita sect. roanokenses)
        Species: Amanita smithiana (Smith’s amanita)

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