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Pyramid Amanita

Amanita pyramidifera

TOXIC

High-Risk White Amanita Species

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Alle Bilder (2)

Hauptmerkmale

  • White convex cap with sharp
  • pyramidal warts
  • White
  • crowded gills free from the stem
  • Thick white stem with a membranous partial veil
  • Distinct bulbous base with friable volva remnants
Farbe:

White

Geruch:

Unknown

Wuchsform:

Single

Umgebung:

Leaf litter and soil

Lebensraum & Verbreitung

Lebensraum:

Eucalypt woodlands and native dry forests

Verbreitung:

Eastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales)

Saisonalität:

Summer to Autumn

Wirtschaftlicher Wert

Marktnachfrage:

None - toxic

Preisspanne:

N/A

Kommerzielle Nutzung:

None

Informationen zur Giftigkeit

Symptome:
  • Severe gastrointestinal distress
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Potential delayed organ toxicity
Eintrittszeit:

Unknown, potentially delayed 6 to 24 hours

Erste Hilfe:
  • Seek immediate medical evaluation if ingested
  • Do not wait for symptoms to emerge
  • Bring photographic evidence of the mushroom to the hospital
Notfallkontakte:
  • 000
  • Poisons Information Centre (AU): 13 11 26

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TOXIC - suspected
Hauptunterschiede:
  • Warts are generally softer and less strictly pyramidal
  • Prominent veil remnants often hang from the cap margin

Death Cap (White Form)

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DEADLY TOXIC - severe liver failure
Hauptunterschiede:
  • Cap is entirely smooth, lacking any warts
  • Stem base features a distinct, loose, sac-like membranous volva

Empfohlene Handlung

Do not consume. Leave undisturbed in its natural environment.