Name:		Amanita excelsa Bertillon apud de Chambre, Dict. Encycl. Sci. Medic. 3 (1866) page 499
Basionym:		Agaricus excelsus Fr.
Synonym(s):		Amanita spissa (Fr.) Opiz Amanita spissa var. excelsa (Fr.) Konrad & Maubl.
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Amanita Pers. [Genus] Amanitaceae R. Heim ex Pouzar [Family] Agaricales Underw. [Order] Agaricomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Amanita excelsa forma bohemica Kavina Amanita excelsa forma excelsa Amanita excelsa forma maxima J.E. Lange Amanita excelsa forma pallida J.E. Lange Amanita excelsa var. excelsa Amanita excelsa var. minor Sacc. Amanita excelsa var. valida (Fr.) Wasser
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (37 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Landcare [New Zealand] New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]