''Amanita polypyramis'' is a species of ''

Amanita The genus ''Amanita'' contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities result ...

'' found in the Eastern United States. It is a large, bone white mushroom with a

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-like odor. Its species name, ''polypyramis'', refers to the pyramid-like warts on the surface of the pileus. Though listed in some sources as ranging from

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, to

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in Central America, the species has been found as far north as New England, concentrated largely in

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External links

* * {{Taxonbar polypyramis Fungi of North America