Cone scale white goose paste fungus

Cone scale white goose paste fungus

Amanita virgineoides Bas, scientific name Amanita virgineoides Bas, is a member of the Amanita family and the Umbrella order. One of the common poisonous mushrooms in Guangdong. Conical scale white Amanita is one of the common poisonous mushrooms in Guangdong. Conical scale white Amanita contains trace amounts of Amanita peptide toxins and grows on the ground in coniferous forests or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests in summer and autumn. It may form ectomycorrhiza with Pinus and Fagaceae plants. The cap diameter is 7-15 (20) cm, white, nearly hemispherical when young, with slightly curled edges, flattened to flattened in later stages, and sometimes with upturned edges. There are records that it may be edible, but caution is advised.