Rare beauty, Amanita vittadinii.

A very rare mushroom found in Den Hague the Netherlands November 2016

comments (6)

Pudding4brains

Lion

Hi Paul, the caption suggests that you know what species it is (is it Amanita solitaria - Stekelkopamaniet in Dutch?). If you want we can add the species to the list on JD and you can "identify" your image?!
Posted 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
  Lion
  
  Hou do I call you 'pudding' I would like to Revise your proposal in changing the specimen, see below. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

Paul Dirksen

Lion

Stekelkopamaniet is not correct , the Dutch name is - Schubsteelamaniet- Amanita vittadinii, and. you can add the species to the list.
thnx. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Hi Paul, I don't do mushrooms so I really don't know which name is correct. How are you so sure? Are you a mushroom expert? Would be good to have one for the Dutch species here :o)
  Because of the discussion to split or not split Amanita, I've "identified" your image with the name you suggested and changed the names copied from en.wikipedia so we have the species here now as Amanita (not Saproamanita)
  https://pringlelab.botany.wisc.edu/pubs/The%20genus%20Amanita%20should%20not%20be%20split.pdf
  Feel free to remove the ID and add it again yourself, so that you get the credits for it :o)
  Cheers, Arp (sorry, forgot to sign the previous comment ;o)
  
  P.S. I've taken the liberty to edit the title/description too ... Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
2. 1. Paul Dirksen
    
    Lion
    
    Hi,Unfortunately I'm not the expert here, a friend of my is a mycologist, he has done the spurs size and shape under the microscoop. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
  2. 1. Pudding4brains
      
      Lion
      
      Excellent! Nice to have a mycologist at hand like that :o) Posted 5 years ago

The Amanita vittadinii

''Amanita vittadinii'', commonly known as the Vittadini's lepidella, is a European saprophyte mushroom classified in the genus ''Amanita'' Unlike some ''Amanitas'', this species is known to occur without accompanying woody plant symbionts. It has a general aspect somewhat between ''Macrolepiota'' and ''Armillaria'', but it is characterized by a pure white colour overall and by the squamous covering of cap and stipe.

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by Pudding4brains