Saproamanita vittadinii explained

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.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

In 2019, amateur mycologist Denis Pouclet experimentally ate 30 grams, fresh weight, of S. vittadinii from France without reported adverse symptoms.^[4]

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• The genus Amanita should not be split

Notes and References

1. From R. E. Tulloss' website - 'Amanita vittadinii (Moretti) Vitt. "Vittadini's Lepidella"'.
2. (Translated from Spanish to English)Amanita vittadinii(Moretti)at www.amanitacesarea.com (by José Cuesta and Jorge Jiménez).
3. Vizzini A, Redhead SA, Dovana F . Epitypification of Agaricus vittadinii (Basidiomycota, Amanitaceae). Phytotaxa . 326 . 3 . 230–234. 2017 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.326.3.8.
4. 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.