Death cap  (Amanita phalloides)

Species information

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Authentication

Information authenticated by Dr Peter Roberts of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:
http://rbgkew.org.uk

Glossary

  • Fruit bodies: in fungi, the fruit body is the visible part of the fungus which bears spores (microscopic particles involved in both dispersal and reproduction).
  • Photosynthesis: metabolic process characteristic of plants in which carbon dioxide is broken down, using energy from sunlight absorbed by the green pigment chlorophyll. Organic compounds are made and oxygen is given off as a by-product.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (January, 2003)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Jordan, M. (1995) The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe.David and Charles, Devon.
  3. Roberts, P. (2007) Pers. comm.
  4. Dickinson, C. and Lucas, J. (1979) The Encyclopedia of Mushrooms.Orbis Publishing, London.
  5. Courtecusse, R. (1999) Mushrooms of Britain and Europe.Harper Collins Publishers, London.
  6. Cooper, M.R. and Johnson, A.W. (1998) Poisonous Plants and Fungi in Britain. Second Edition.The Stationary Office, London.
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