''Amanita sinicoflava'', the mandarin yellow ringless amanita,
is an edible species of
fungus in the large genus ''
Amanita''.
Found in North America, the fungus was
described as new to science in 1998 by mycologist Rodham Tulloss. The type collections were made in
Sussex County, New Jersey. The mushroom grows in sandy soil under ''
Quercus'', ''
Pinus rigida'', ''
Acer rubrum'', ''
Quercus alba'', and ''
Quercus velutina''.
Fruitbodies have yellow-olivaceous or olive-tan
caps that measure in diameter. There are grooves on the cap margin that extend about 40% of the distance from the margin to the apex. The
spores are spherical or nearly so, typically measuring by . The white
stipe is ornamented with slightly darker fibrils, and there are sac-like remnants of the
volva at the stipe base. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''sinicoflava'' means "Chinese-yellow", referring to the cap color.
See also
*
List of ''Amanita'' species
References
External links
sinicoflava
Fungi of the United States
Fungi described in 1988
Fungi of North America
Fungi without expected TNC conservation status
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