Amanita excelsa, also known as the European false blushing amanita,[1] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is found in Asia, Europe, and North America, where it grows in deciduous forests.[2]
| Amanita excelsa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. excelsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita excelsa (Fr.) Bertill. (1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amanita excelsa | |
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 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Toxicity
Amanita excelsa var. alba is inedible.[3]
A. excelsa var. spissa is edible, but can easily be confused with the highly poisonous A. pantherina.[4]