Amanita Virosiformis
''Amanita virosiformis'', commonly known as the narrow-spored destroying angel, is a poisonous basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus ''Amanita''. Originally described from Florida, it is found from coastal North Carolina through to eastern Texas in the southeastern United States. See also *List of Amanita species, List of ''Amanita'' species *List of deadly fungi References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4739888 Amanita, virosiformis Deadly fungi Poisonous fungi Fungi of the United States Fungi described in 1941 Fungi without expected TNC conservation status Fungus species ...
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William Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). He, along with the NYBG, founded the journal ''Mycologia'' and was its first editor for 16 years. Murrill was known to travel extensively to describe the mycota of Europe and the Americas. He traveled along the East Coast, Pacific Coast, Mexico and the Caribbean. Although Murrill was a very influential person at the NYBG, having worked his way up to become assistant director in 1908, his rather eccentric personality caused problems with his job. He went on annual collecting trips to Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, and South America, sometimes, without informing any of his colleagues prior. These trips resulted in a cumulative total of 70,000 specimens, 1,400 of which are deposited in the NYBG.William Alphonso Murrill Records. ( ...
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