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Amatoxin-Containing Mushrooms: Amanita ocreata and A. phalloides in California

Joseph F. Ammirati, H Thiers, Paul A. Horgen

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SUMMARYComplete descriptions of Amanita ocreata and A. phalloides are given. Amanita ocreata is considered a distinct species and reported as a dangerously poisonous mushroom containing at least two amatoxins, alpha- and beta-amanitin.

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SUMMARYComplete descriptions of Amanita ocreata and A. phalloides are given. Amanita ocreata is considered a distinct species and reported as a dangerously poisonous mushroom containing at least two amatoxins, alpha- and beta-amanitin.

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SUMMARYComplete descriptions of Amanita ocreata and A. phalloides are given. Amanita ocreata is considered a distinct species and reported as a dangerously poisonous mushroom containing at least two amatoxins, alpha- and beta-amanitin.

Key concepts: Amanita phalloides, Amanita, Mushroom, Biology, Mushroom poisoning, Botany, Traditional medicine, Medicine

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