Biology: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: unknown |
Saproamanita praeclara, or the playing field lepidella, is a species of fungus from South Africa.
Description
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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reid, Derek A.; Eicker, Albert (1993-08-01). "South African fungi 3: A reinvestigation of Pearson's Lepiota types" (in en). South African Journal of Botany 59 (4): 410–424. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(16)30714-1. ISSN 0254-6299. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629916307141.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13003709.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Amanita praeclara - Amanitaceae.org - Taxonomy and Morphology of Amanita and Limacella". http://www.amanitaceae.org/?Amanita+praeclara.
Wikidata ☰ Q55078007 entry
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