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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Amanitaceae: Amanita brunnescens G.F.Atk.

Amanita brunnescens – Cleft-foot Amanita

Synonym: Amanitina brunnescens.

Common name: Cleft-foot Amanita.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Amanita brunnescens, also known as the brown American star-footed Amanita or cleft-footed amanita is a native North American mushroom of the large genus Amanita. Originally presumed to be Amanita phalloides by renowned American mycologist Charles Horton Peck, it was described and named by George F. Atkinson of Cornell University. He named it after the fact that it bruised brown.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Cleft-footed Amanita (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>)(?) mushrooms in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-25.htm">September 25, 2018</A>
LinkCleft-footed Amanita (Amanita brunnescens)(?) mushrooms in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 25, 2018
Location on mapsIron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Caps of cleft-footed Amanita (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) mushrooms in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-10-03.htm">October 3, 2018</A>
LinkCaps of cleft-footed Amanita (Amanita brunnescens) mushrooms in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018
Location on mapsYaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Cleft-footed Amanita mushrooms (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-10-03.htm">October 3, 2018</A>
LinkCleft-footed Amanita mushrooms (Amanita brunnescens) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018
Location on mapsYaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Side view of cleft-footed Amanita mushrooms (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-10-03.htm">October 3, 2018</A>
LinkSide view of cleft-footed Amanita mushrooms (Amanita brunnescens) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018
Location on mapsYaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dissected cleft-footed Amanita mushrooms (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-10-03.htm">October 3, 2018</A>
LinkDissected cleft-footed Amanita mushrooms (Amanita brunnescens) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018
Location on mapsYaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-11-03.htm">November 3, 2018</A>
LinkCleft-footed Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018
Location on mapsSam Houston National Forest, 394 FM 1375, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Side view of cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2019-10-12.htm">October 12, 2019</A>
LinkSide view of cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 12, 2019
Location on maps12021 Fm 2025 Rd, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Cap of cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2019-10-12.htm">October 12, 2019</A>
LinkCap of cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 12, 2019
Location on maps12021 Fm 2025 Rd, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Cap of cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2019-10-20.htm">October 20, 2019</A>
LinkCap of cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
Location on mapsBig Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Side view of cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2019-10-20.htm">October 20, 2019</A>
LinkSide view of cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
Location on mapsBig Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) under oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-08-19.htm">August 19, 2020</A>
LinkCleft-footed Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) under oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2020
Location on mapsIron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dissected cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-08-19.htm">August 19, 2020</A>
LinkDissected cleft-footed Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2020
Location on mapsIron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Blue-green cracking Russula mushroom (Russula parvovirescens) together with cleft-foot Amanita (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-30.htm">June 30, 2021</A>
LinkBlue-green cracking Russula mushroom (Russula parvovirescens) together with cleft-foot Amanita (Amanita brunnescens) under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2021
Location on mapsIron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Underside of cleft-foot Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-30.htm">June 30, 2021</A>
LinkUnderside of cleft-foot Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2021
Location on mapsIron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Cleft-foot Amanita mushroom (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-10-16.htm">October 16, 2021</A>
LinkCleft-foot Amanita mushroom (Amanita brunnescens) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Cleft-foot Amanita mushrooms (<B>Amanita brunnescens</B>) under blackjack oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-11-04.htm">November 4, 2021</A>
LinkCleft-foot Amanita mushrooms (Amanita brunnescens) under blackjack oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2021
Location on mapsIron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Mushrooms <B>Amanita brunnescens</B> on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-04-29.htm">April 29, 2024</A>
LinkMushrooms Amanita brunnescens on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2024
Location on mapsYaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Bulbous base of a mushroom <B>Amanita brunnescens</B> on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-04-29.htm">April 29, 2024</A>
LinkBulbous base of a mushroom Amanita brunnescens on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2024
Location on mapsYaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Cross section of mushrooms <B>Amanita brunnescens</B> on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-04-29.htm">April 29, 2024</A>
LinkCross section of mushrooms Amanita brunnescens on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2024
Location on mapsYaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Spores of mushrooms <B>Amanita brunnescens</B> from Yaupon Loop Trail, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2024
LinkSpores of mushrooms Amanita brunnescens from Yaupon Loop Trail, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2024

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