Amanita augusta

Amanita augusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species: A. augusta
Binomial name
Amanita augusta
Bojantchev & R.M.Davis (2013)

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.[1]

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References

  1. Bojantchev D, Davis RM. (2013). "Amanita augusta, a new species from California and the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). North American Fungi 8 (5): 1–11. doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.005.

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