Amanita rhacopus - Amanitaceae.org - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella
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name Amanita rhacopus
name status nomen acceptum
author Lamoureux ex Lamoureux in Lambert et al.
english name "Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita"
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  • 1. Amanita rhacopus, Canaan Valley St. Pk., Tucker Co., West Virginia, U.S.A.  (RET 181-8)


  • 2. Amanita rhacopus, Paul's Smith College, Paul's Smith, Franklin Co., New York, U.S.A.  (RET 480-4)


  • 3. Amanita rhacopus, Floodwood Mtn. Rd., Franklin Co., New York, U.S.A.  (RET 480-9)


  • 4. Amanita rhacopus, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine, U.S.A.  (RET 626-6)



  • 5. Amanita rhacopus, Pequot Woods, Mystic, New London Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.  (RET 703-3)

  • intro For the time being, please see the technical tab of this page.
    odor/taste This mushroom has no noticeable odor or taste.
    spores The spores measure (9.3-) 9.5 - 11.9 (-12.0) × (8.5-) 8.9 - 10.8 (-11.5) µm and are globose to subglobose and inamyloid.  Clamps are not found at bases of basidia.
    discussion In older publications, this mushroom was often (incorrectly) called A. ceciliae (or A. inaurata, a synonym of A. ceclieae). Amanita ceciliae is a European taxon originally described from England.

    There are several eastern North American taxa that may be confused with this species in the field; among these the most common appear to be A. minnesorora, A. texasorora, A. xanthomitra, and A. sp-V03.

    There are several others, with the exact number unknown at the present time.  Please see series Ceciliae.—R. E. Tulloss
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