Amanita smithiana
Common Name: none
Habitat
Not uncommon under conifers in northern coastal California. Also sometimes found in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Edibility
Deadly poisonous!!! Symptoms include nausea and vomiting beginning 2-12 hours after ingestion and progresses to kidney failure in 2-6 days.
Comments
Amanita smithiana could be confused with other members of Amanita section Lepidella: Amanita cokeri, Amanita magniverrucata, or Amanita silvicola. Older speciemens could also be confused, with disasterous results, with the edible Tricholoma magnivelare.
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