Chlorine Amanita Amanita chlorinosma
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- am-ah-NEE-tah klor-in-OS-mah
- This plant has high severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Chlorine lepidella is a poisonous mushroom in the fungus family (Amanitaceae) native to the eastern USA with a large population in the Piedmont and coastal plains of North Carolina. It can be found growing singly in landscapes, natural settings, or forests more frequently under oak than pine trees.
This mushroom grows up to 5 inches tall and often has a portion of the stem underground. It prefers shady locations and appears in summer and fall.
The cap is very large, up to 10 inches in diameter, whitish, covered with dense, soft, powdery scales that may wash off easily in rain. The gills are close, whitish, with cottony edges. The stalk is greatly enlarged below, often with the lower 1/3 buried in soil, and whitish. The annulus (ring) is fragile, whitish, and often left on edge of caps with no tissue in the stalk. The spore print is white with a strong chlorine odor.
Do not plant or eat.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Amanita
- Species:
- chlorinosma
- Family:
- Amanitaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- USA, NC
- Play Value:
- Shade
- Textural
- Edibility:
- NOT EDIBLE!
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Mushroom
- Poisonous
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- Reproduces by spores that are white, smooth, ellipsoid and amyloid.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- No true leaves. The cap is up to 10 inches across and whitish, covered with dense, soft, powdery scales that may wash off easily in rain. The gills are close, whitish, with cottony edges.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- White
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- Yes
- Stem Bud Scales:
- Enclosed in more than 2 scales
- Stem Cross Section:
- Round
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Description:
- The stem is up to 4.5" tall. The lower 1/3 of the stem narrows until reaching the upper 2/3, remains equal in width.
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Landscape:
- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- High
- Poison Symptoms:
- May be fatal if eaten. Poisonous through ingestion (Poisonous part: all). Symptoms: Strongly suspected to be toxic; little has been documented on this specific species but it is expected to produce symptoms similar to other Amanita species: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pains, etc. Symptoms occur 30 minutes to several hours after ingesting.
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- amatoxin
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- No
- Poison Part:
- Stems
