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Southern Beech Amanita

Amanita nothofagi

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 124, February 65, March 72, April 87, May 119, June 46, July 12, August 5, September 1, October 10, November 32, December 64.
New Zealand637
Wellington Region142
Auckland Region122
Canterbury Region55
Tasman Region55
West Coast Region53
Waikato Region45
Northland Region38
Southland Region34
Marlborough Region29

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
Familyamanita mushrooms and allies · Amanitaceae
Genusamanita mushrooms · Amanita

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