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Grisette

Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Amanitaceae: Amanita vaginata (Bull.) Lam.

Amanita vaginata – grisette

Synonyms: Agaricus albus, Agaricus fungites, Agaricus hyalinus, Agaricus hyperboreus, Agaricus plumbeus, Agaricus strangulatus, Agaricus urceolatus, Agaricus vaginatus, Amanita alba, Amanita fungites, Amanita hyperborea, Amanita livida, Amanita plumbea, Amanita strangulata, Amanita violacea, Amanitopsis albida, Amanitopsis endochorda, Amanitopsis hyperborea, Amanitopsis plumbea, Amanitopsis strangulata, Amanitopsis urceolata, Amanitopsis vaginata, Fungus phalloides, Polyporus albus, Pseudofarinaceus hyperboreus, Vaginata hyperborea, Vaginata livida.

Common name: grisette.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Amanita vaginata, commonly known as the grisette, is an edible mushroom in the Amanitaceae family of fungi. Unlike many other Amanita mushrooms, A. vaginata lacks a ring on the stem. The cap is gray or brownish, 5 to 10 centimetres (2.0 to 3.9 in) in diameter, and has furrows around the edge that duplicate the gill pattern underneath. It has a widespread distribution in North America, and is thought to be part of a species complex that includes other similar-looking Amanitas.

Basque: Kukumelo gris, Catalan: Pentinella, Czech: Muchomůrka pošvatá, Finnish: Harmaakärpässieni, French: Amanite vaginée, German: Grauer Scheidenstreifling, Hungarian: Szürke selyemgomba, Icelandic: Gráserkur, Japanese: ツルタケ, Korean: 우산버섯, Lithuanian: Bevainikė musmirė, Polish: Muchomor szarawy, Romanian: Ciupercă fără inel, Russian: Поплавок серый, Swedish: Grå kamskivling, Ukrainian: Поплавок сірий.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Grey grisette mushrooms (<B>Amanita vaginata</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-05-31.htm">May 31, 2018</A>
LinkGrey grisette mushrooms (Amanita vaginata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 31, 2018
Location on mapsRaccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Caps of grey grisette mushrooms (<B>Amanita vaginata</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-05-31.htm">May 31, 2018</A>
LinkCaps of grey grisette mushrooms (Amanita vaginata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 31, 2018
Location on mapsRaccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA

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