Amanita

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{{Taxobox | color = lightblue | name = Amanita | image = Amanita phalloides 1.JPG | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Amanita phalloides | regnum = Fungi | divisio = Basidiomycota | classis = Homobasidiomycetes | subclassis = Hymenomycetes | ordo = Agaricales | familia = Amanitaceae | genus = Amanita | genus_authority = Pers. }}

There are about 600 species of agarics in the genus Amanita (family Amanitaceae), which contains some of the most toxic known mushrooms. This genus is responsible for 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in these mushrooms is alpha-amanitin.

The listing below is by no means complete, but represents some of the more well-known members of the genus. The genus also contains many edible mushrooms. In some cultures, the larger local edible species of Amanita are mainstays of the markets in the local growing season. Samples of this are Amanita zambiana and other fleshy species in central Africa, A. basii and similar species in Mexico, A. caesarea in Europe, and A. chepangiana in South-East Asia. Other species are used for coloring sauces, such as the red A. jacksonii with a range from eastern Canada to eastern Mexico.

Amanita citrina - false death cap
Amanita fulva - grisette (edible)
Amanita muscaria - fly agaric
Amanita pantherina - panther mushroom
Amanita phalloides - death cap (or death cup)
Amanita porphyria
Amanita virosa - destroying angel (name also applied to Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, and Amanita verna)