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Candlestick Amanita
Amanita calyptratoides
Amanita calyptratoides, or Peck's candlestick amanita, is a species of Amanita found in southern California.
From the article Amanita calyptratoides on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
At the table
Consuming A. calyptratoides is strongly discouraged for beginners due to the high risk of misidentification with deadly Amanita species. There is no record of this species being widely consumed. However, some field guides list it as edible.
Wikipedia: “Edibility”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Amanita calyptratoides in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118389.