Amanita vaginata, commonly known as the grisette or the grisette amanita, is an edible mushroom in the fungus family Amanitaceae. Unlike many other Amanita mushrooms, A. vaginata lacks a ring on the stem. The cap is gray or brownish, 5 to in diameter, and has furrows around the edge that duplicate the gill pattern underneath. It has a widespread distribution in North America, and is thought to be part of a species complex that includes other similar-looking Amanitas.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Amanita vaginata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Aminoacids1
Documented compounds1 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
3-Methylene-L-norleucine
present
LOTUS
05DNA & barcoding27 specimens
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Amanita vaginata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens27
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections188
Countries10
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★ITS10★ITS1
fungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type12 064 records
Wild obs. + sensor9 623
Museum / vouchered2 240
Other201
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO26 336 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 260≤1 km 1 691≤10 km 3 827>10 km 86
7 864 georeferenced · 1 759 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor9 623
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy72% within 1 km
≤100 m 496≤1 km 388≤10 km 269>10 km 79
1 232 georeferenced · 1 008 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 240
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions54 of 97 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
202
Durango, MX
159
TROMlocation not on record
125
Olocation not on record
102
Mexico City, MX
102
Chicago, US
94
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
77
Zapopan, MX
71
Joensuu, FI
60
Mexico City, MX
46
Kyiv, UA
44
Davis and Elkins Collegelocation not on record
38
Mexico City, MX
35
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record
34
Toronto, CA
33
BDBClocation not on record
33
Durham, US
32
Vitoria, ES
31
Helsinki, FI
30
Ixtacuixtla de Mariano Matamoros, MX
30
WTUlocation not on record
28
St. Paul, US
28
FLASlocation not on record
28
TENN-Flocation not on record
26
Uppsala, SE
25
Ciudad de México, MX
24
LDlocation not on record
24
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
23
Denver, US
21
Brisbane, AU
20
Osaka, JP
19
Karlsruhe, DE
18
San Sebastián, ES
17
Trondheim, NO
17
Bando, JP
15
ILLSlocation not on record
15
GJOlocation not on record
14
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
14
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
13
Pullman, US
12
WU-MYClocation not on record
12
Tlalnepantla, MX
12
Kuopio, FI
11
National Mushroom Centre, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Bhutanlocation not on record
10
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record
10
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record
10
Tomioka, JP
10
Copenhagen, DK
9
Kew, GB
9
TUR-Alocation not on record
9
Ann Arbor, US
8
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
8
Champaign, US
8
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
8
Department of Plant Resources, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratorieslocation not on record
7
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
7
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
7
Turku, FI
6
Vancouver, CA
6
Bardejov, SK
6
Blacksburg, US
6
Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Oaxacalocation not on record
6
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
5
CA
5
Royal Ontario Museum, TRTC Fungariumlocation not on record
5
Jyväskylä, FI
5
IB FRC Komi SC UB RASlocation not on record
5
Baton Rouge, US
5
MeiseBGlocation not on record
5
Cincinnati, US
5
Colorado State Universitylocation not on record
5
Staten Island, US
4
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
3
BRNUlocation not on record
3
Laramie, US
3
V. N. Karazin National Universitylocation not on record
3
Tampa, US
3
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
2
nsnflocation not on record
2
Göteborg, SE
2
Burlington, US
2
Mérida, ES
2
Grupo Actinomicetales Merida Facultad de Medicinalocation not on record
2
Kathmandu, NP
2
Odawara, JP
2
KOMlocation not on record
2
US
2
Ciudad de México, MX
1
JA-CAGPDS-CAMlocation not on record
1
Madison, US
1
Tilburg, NL
1
Youngstown State Universitylocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan Universitylocation not on record
1
DPIlocation not on record
1
Córdoba, ES
1
Stockholm, SE
1
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
1
97 institutions · 2 058 of 2 240 vouchered records shown · 182 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA188 detections
Where the DNA of Amanita vaginata was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found188
Studies independent surveys4
Countries10
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 188 detections have coordinates
Open the map10 countries0
Blandingsskog med gran og lovskog, kalkriktPalearctic
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median9.40 °C 9.40–15.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter32.7 °C
Max temp (day)12.5 °C 12.5–21.0
Min temp (night)5.90 °C 5.90–11.5
Precipitation98.2 mm/mo 95.0–98.2
Air humidity58.5 % 57.8–60.7
Moisture balance-2.20 mm/mo -9.80–8.20
Vapour deficit488 Pa 488–743
Wind speed3.70 m/s 2.60–3.70
Cloud cover48.0 % 42.5–48.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 137 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility12 064 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI188 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics27 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
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