Saproamanita vittadinii
Amanita vittadinii, commonly known as the Vittadini's lepidella, is a European saprophyte mushroom classified in the genus Amanita Unlike some Amanitas, this species is known to occur without accompanying woody plant symbionts.[2] It has a general aspect somewhat between Macrolepiota and Armillaria, but it is characterized by a pure white colour overall (whilst those genera are brownish) and by the squamous (scaly) covering of cap and stipe.[3][4]
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Amanita vittadinii in grass in Italy | |
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Species: | A. vittadinii |
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Amanita vittadinii (Moretti) Vittadini (1826) | |
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![]() | gills on hymenium |
![]() | cap is convex |
![]() | hymenium is free |
![]() | stipe has a volva |
![]() | spore print is white |
![]() | ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | edibility: unknown |
References
- "Synonymy: Saproamanita vittadinii". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- From R. E. Tulloss' website - 'Amanita vittadinii (Moretti) Vitt. "Vittadini's Lepidella"'.
- (Translated from Spanish to English)Amanita vittadinii(Moretti)at www.amanitacesarea.com (by José Cuesta and Jorge Jiménez).
- Vizzini A, Redhead SA, Dovana F (2017). "Epitypification of Agaricus vittadinii (Basidiomycota, Amanitaceae)". Phytotaxa. 326 (3): 230–234. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.326.3.8.
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