Death Angel Mushroom_02
by Greg Reed
Title
Death Angel Mushroom_02
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Greg Reed
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Death Angel Mushroom Amanita
Some of the most beautiful, but most deadly fungi are a group of species collectively known as the death angel. A single specimen of any of these three mushrooms, Amanita bisporigera, Amanita virosa, and Amanita verna, can be deadly. All three species are pure white, with white gills that are free from the stalk. All have an annulus, or ring (which is the remnant of the partial veil, which protects the gills as they are developing) around the stalk. All three have a volva, or cup at the base, which is the remnant of the universal veil that surrounded the young fruiting body primordium. Like all Amanita species, they are mycorrhizal, which means they have a symbiotic (mutualistic) association with the host tree. In our part of the country the association is with oak (Quercus spp.) trees, but in other parts of the country the association may be with other hardwoods or conifers.
Source: botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/sept97.html
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September 11th, 2017
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Judy Vincent
Awesome macro shot! This will be the “Macro Photography” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 9/12/17!
Greg Reed replied:
Thanks Judy for the feature of the “Macro Photography” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 9/12/17!!!
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