Saproamanita thiersii (formerly Amanita thiersii), commonly called Thiers' lepidella, is a North American saprotrophic basidiomycete fungus in the genus Saproamanita. It is a white, small mushroom. Its cap is convex, measuring 3.5–10 centimetres (1+1⁄2–4 inches) across, and the stipe is 8–20 cm (3–8 in) long. The spore print is white.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amanita foetens — considered toxic
- Saproamanita vittadinii
- Saproamanita foetidissima
- Macrolepiota zeyheri
- Macrolepiota dolichaula
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Genus
- Saproamanita
- Species
- Saproamanita thiersii
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