Saproamanita praeclara
| Saproamanita praeclara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Saproamanita |
| Species: | S. praeclara
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| Binomial name | |
| Saproamanita praeclara (A.Pearson) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu
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| Synonyms | |
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Saproamanita praeclara | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical or convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Saproamanita praeclara, or the playing field lepidella, is a species of fungus from South Africa.
Description[edit]
Saproamanita praeclara is a robust, white mushroom.[1] The cap is 1–9.5 centimetres (1⁄2–3+3⁄4 inches) in diameter. It is white with lemony yellow tinges. The cap starts off conical and hairless, but becomes convex and loosely hairy with time.[1][2] It is sometimes slightly dented and hairless at the center.[1][3] The margins of the cap are shaggy and hang down towards the stem.[2] The cap has a strong very noticeable scent.
The solid stem is 11–13 cm (4+1⁄2–5 in) long. It ranges from white to lemony yellow in colour. It becomes bulbous towards the base and is powdery and hairy near the top. It has a soapy scent.[2]
The ring is hairy. The gills are free, deep and crowded. They are white or cream coloured when the organism is young and become yellow with age.[2][3] The spore print is white.[2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
S. praeclara grows in southern parts of the Western Cape of South Africa.[2] It grows in rings in grassy areas (such as fields and lawns) and near woods.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Reid, Derek A.; Eicker, Albert (1993-08-01). "South African fungi 3: A reinvestigation of Pearson's Lepiota types". South African Journal of Botany. 59 (4): 410–424. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(16)30714-1. ISSN 0254-6299.
- ^ a b c d e f g Levin, Hilda; Branch, Margo; Rappoport, Simon; Mitchell, Derek (1985). A Field guide to the mushrooms of South Africa (1st ed.). Cape Town: C. Struik. ISBN 0-86977-229-5. OCLC 13003709.
- ^ a b c "Amanita praeclara - Amanitaceae.org - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". www.amanitaceae.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.