| Amanita franchetii | |
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| In Navarro, Mendocino Co., California, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. franchetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita franchetii (Boud.) Fayod |
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| Synonyms | |
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Amanita aspera var. franchetii Boud. |
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| Amanita franchetii | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| gills on hymenium | |
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cap is flat or convex |
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| hymenium is free | |
| stipe has a ring and volva | |
| spore print is white | |
| ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| edibility: edible | |
Amanita franchetii is a species of fungus in the Amanitaceae family. It was given its current name by Swiss mycologist Victor Fayod in 1889 in honor of French botanist Adrien René Franchet.[1] A. franchetii occurs in Europe and North Africa with oaks (Quercus ssp.), chestnuts (Castanea ssp.), and pines (Pinus ssp.).[2]
A similar fungus in western North America is also referred to as A. franchetii, but is likely a separate, undescribed taxon.[2] Amanita aspera and Amanita francheti are synonyms.[3]