Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Order Agaricales Scientific name Amanita elliptosperma | Division Basidiomycota Subclass Hymenomycetes Family Amanitaceae Rank Species | |
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Amanita elliptosperma, commonly known as the Atkinson's destroying angel, is a basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Although its toxicity is unknown, it is likely to be deadly poisonous like its close relatives. Originally described from North Carolina, it is found in the eastern United States from New England to eastern Texas.
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