The most deadly family of mushrooms are the Amanitas. Here are the ones that have been found in New Mexico to date. Please notice that many of the Amanita family are excellent edibles but identification is very difficult therefore it is recommended never to eat any of the mushrooms that have white spore, a volva and a ring. Also notice that there are a number of yet unidentified species about which very little is known.
|
genera |
species |
edible? |
variety |
aka |
|
Amanita |
alba |
e |
variety of vaginata |
|
|
Amanita |
bisporagera |
deadly |
|
|
|
Amanita |
caesarea group |
e choice |
|
|
|
Amanita |
constricta |
e |
|
|
|
Amanita |
fulva |
e |
tawny grissette |
|
|
Amanita |
gemmata |
t |
gemmed amanita |
|
|
Amanita |
junquillea |
t |
|
|
|
Amanita |
livida |
unknown |
|
|
|
Amanita |
muscaria |
t |
v. flavivolvata |
|
|
Amanita |
muscaria |
t |
alba |
|
|
Amanita |
muscaria |
t |
|
fly agaric |
|
Amanita |
pantherina |
t |
|
Panther Amanita |
|
Amanita |
rubescens |
e cooked |
|
|
|
Amanita |
velosa |
e |
|
spring amanita |
|
Amanita |
vaginata |
e |
|
Grisette |
|
Amanita |
unknown NM4 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Amanita |
unknown NM3 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Amanita |
unknown NM2 |
unknown |
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