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Eastern North American Destroying Angel

Amanita bisporigera
Amherst, MA, US
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native
Amanita bisporigera is a deadly poisonous species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is commonly known as the eastern North American destroying angel or just as the destroying angel, although the fungus shares this latter name with three other lethal white Amanita species, A. ocreata, A. verna and A. virosa. The fruit bodies are found on the ground in mixed coniferous and deciduous forests of eastern North America south to Mexico, but are rare in western North America;...

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  • Eastern North American Destroying Angel
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Amherst, MA, US
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☁️ Overcast , 14.2°C
RH 87% , DP 12.1°C

Taxonomy