Habitat: Conifer and mixed woods
Substrate: soil or well-rotted wood
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Edibility: A. smithiana contains a toxin that damages the kidneys, and has beenn involved in several sever poisonings.
A. smithiana contains a toxin that damages the kidneys, and has beenn involved in several sever poisonings.
The species epithet honors Alexander Smith
Sources: Trudell, Steve and Joe Ammirati. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Timber Press, Inc. 2009.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Amanita smithiana in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Amanita smithiana photos