Amanita hiltonii (Amanitaceae), a common but frequently misidentified mushroom in southwestern Australia, and a reconsideration of A. albifimbriata and A. brunneibulbosa.
Amanita hiltonii D.A.Reid is a common white mushroom in forested areas of southwestern Western Australia. It has been frequently misidentified as A. ananiceps (Berk.) Sacc. or A. preissii (Fr.) Sacc. Its distinguishing characters include its large size, conspicuous appendiculate cap margin, c...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/science/publications/muelleria/muelleria-vol-39 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82372 |
| Summary: | Amanita hiltonii D.A.Reid is a common
white mushroom in forested areas of
southwestern Western Australia. It has
been frequently misidentified as A.
ananiceps (Berk.) Sacc. or A. preissii (Fr.)
Sacc. Its distinguishing characters include
its large size, conspicuous appendiculate
cap margin, cream coloured gills, strong,
unpleasant smell, amyloid, ellipsoid to
elongate spores, and abundant clamp
connections. Genetic sequences show
collections form a well-supported clade
in subgen. Amanitina (E.-J.Gilbert) E.-J.
Gilbert sect. Roanokenses Singer ex
Singer. Amanita albifimbriata O.K.Mill. is
similar in appearance and microanatomy
to A. hiltonii and these two species are
synonymised. Amanita brunneibulbosa
O.K.Mill. does not differ significantly from
A. kalamundae O.K.Mill. and has been
synonymised with it. |
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