''Amanita parvipantherina'', also known as the Asian small panther amanita, is a Chinese species of

agaric An agaric () is a type of fungus fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. In the UK, agarics are called "mushrooms ...

which fruits in July and August. It has a brown

cap A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. Caps typically have a visor, or no brim at all. They are popular in casual and informal se ...

up to wide covered with whitish remnants of the

universal veil In mycology, a universal veil is a temporary membranous tissue that fully envelops immature fruiting bodies of certain gilled mushrooms. The developing Caesar's mushroom (''Amanita caesarea''), for example, which may resemble a small white sphere ...

. The

stem Stem or STEM may refer to: Plant structures * Plant stem, a plant's aboveground axis, made of vascular tissue, off which leaves and flowers hang * Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure * Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushro ...

is up to 9 cm tall. The similar '' A. pantherina'' is usually larger and less fragile, with fainter striations around the cap margin. The species is restricted to

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

province in China, where it is strongly associated with ''

Pinus yunnanensis ''Pinus yunnanensis'', the Yunnan pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found in the China, Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi. References

Pinus, yunnanensis Trees of China Endemic flora of ...

'' (the Yunnan pine).

References

* Yang ZL, Weiss M & Oberwinkler F. (2004
New species of ''Amanita'' from the eastern Himalaya and adjacent regions
parvipantherina Fungi of Asia Fungi described in 2004 Fungus species {{Amanitaceae-stub

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