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Amanita vittadinii
Around 10 cm tall, white cap, the first globose, then cleared, with margins in excess of the strip, with pyramid-like warts at the centre and most depressed toward the margin, whitish pink. White gills. The stem is 8-10 x 1–2 cm, full, cylindric, swollen at the ends with ring scales, scales whitish greenish throughout the stem. edible but very uncommon.
in the grass in Autonoma University Campus in Madrid.
It is a European saprophyte mushroom of the Amanita genus. It is believed that it is also one of the most ancient ones. This species is known to occur without accompanying woody plant symbionts. It is a somewhat unique hybrid-like Macrolepiota and Armillaria, which is characterized by white discoloration around the fruit body and its overall look flaky. Camera Model: Apple iPad 2 Exposure Time: 1/30 sec. Aperture Value: 2.53 EV (f/2.4) ISO Speed Rating: 80 Focal Length: 2.0 mm
Spotted on Nov 24, 2011
Submitted on Nov 25, 2011
6 Comments
Finally I could identify this mushroom. It is a rare amanita, Amanita vittadinii also known as Vittadini's Lepidella. It is funny I found such a rare amanita just growing at the campus grass in Universidad Autonoma de Madrid.
It is not so clear to me now that it is a Coprinus comatus.
Coprinus comatus is more cilindrical and the stype is smooth and clean
but this one is mor round and the stype is covered also with scales.
Thanks Noe and Pili, I also think so but I am not sure. I was waiting to see if it deliquesce but this morning the University Maintenance mowed the grass, and
the mushrooms as well.
Thanks anyway VivBraznell
Love the photo but can't help with the ident I'm afraid
Maybe Coprinus comatus?