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]
| Saproamanita vittadinii | |
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| Amanita vittadinii in grass in Italy | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Saproamanita |
| Species: | S. vittadinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Saproamanita vittadinii (Moretti) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Saproamanita vittadinii | |
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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 is not recommended |
In 2019, amateur mycologist Denis Pouclet experimentally ate 30 grams, fresh weight, of S. vittadinii from France without reported adverse symptoms.[5]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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