Amanita inopinata D.A. Reid & Bas
(Surprise Amanita)

Interactions where Amanita inopinata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson’s Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Amanitaceae/Amanita inopinata/Amanita inopinatasurprise amanitafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Amanitaceae/Amanita inopinata/Amanita inopinatasurprise amanitafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewliverootMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Amanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Amanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita)
GenusAmanita (grisettes and amanitas)
FamilyAMANITACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2006 Recent Finds Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 21, Rear cover.
Kibby, G. 2005 Invasion of Amanita inopinata continues! Field Mycology Vol 6 (1): 31.
Kibby, G. 2000 Fungal Portraits, No. 2: Amanita inopinata Field Mycology Vol 1 (2): 39-40.
Overall, A. 2011 Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 3: mycorrhizal fungi Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks Field Mycology Vol 12 (3): 94-99.
Ridley, G. 2000 The New Zealand connection - Amanita inopinata - the mystery deepens Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 117-118.

Amanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bas, K. 2001 The unexpected one jumped the North Sea Field Mycology Vol 2 (2): 40-41.
Boniface, T. 2012 Further records of Amanita inopinata Field Mycology Vol 13 (2): 67.
Kibby, G. 2001 Another clue to Amanita inopinata Field Mycology Vol 2 (3): 98.
Kibby, G. 2000 Mycological snippets (Oct 2000) Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 112.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Amanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita):

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