Saproamanita vittadinii

Saproamanita vittadinii
Amanita vittadinii in grass in Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Amanitaceae
Genus:	Saproamanita
Species:	S. vittadinii
Binomial name
Saproamanita vittadinii (Moretti) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016)
Synonyms [1]
Agaricus vittadiniiMoretti Aspidella vittadinii(Moretti) E.-J.Gilbert Lepidella vittadinii(Moretti) E.-J. Gilbert

Saproamanita vittadinii Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is free
	Stipe has a volva
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is not recommended

Saproamanita vittadinii, commonly known as the Vittadini's lepidella, is a European saprophyte mushroom classified in the genus Saproamanita . 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]}

In 2019, amateur mycologist Denis Pouclet experimentally ate 30 grams, fresh weight, of S. vittadinii from France without reported adverse symptoms. ^[5]

References

1. "Synonymy: Saproamanita vittadinii". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
2. From R. E. Tulloss' website - 'Amanita vittadinii (Moretti) Vitt. "Vittadini's Lepidella"' Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine .
3. (Translated from Spanish to English)Amanita vittadinii(Moretti)at www.amanitacesarea.com (by José Cuesta and Jorge Jiménez).
4. 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.
5. Pouclet D (2020). "Saproamanita vittadinii (Moretti) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016) = Amanita vittadinii (Moretti) Vittad. 1826. Récoltée dans le Maine-et-Loire (49)". Cahiers Mycologiques Nantais. 32 (juin 2020): 25–28.

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• The genus Amanita should not be split