TABLE 6 in The Amidella clade in Europe (Basidiomycota: Amanitaceae): clarification of the contentious Amanita valens (E. - J. Gilbert) Bertault and the importance of taxon-specific PCR primers for identification

TABLE 6. — Comparisons of the described Odemira collections (Amanita pseudovalens var. tartessiana var.nov.) with the descriptions made by Neville & Poumarat (2004) of other taxa of series Amidella (E.-J.Gilbert) Neville & Poumarat.
A. curtipes f. curtipesA. pseudovalens var. tartessiana A. curtipes f. pseudovalens var. nov.A. ponderosa f. ponderosaA. ponderosa f. valensPhenologyAutumn (mostly)SpringWinter-SpringWinter-SpringWinter-SpringVegetationPinus, Quercus & others Pinus, CallunaCistusCistus, QuercusCistusSoilSandySandy humicSchistsCompactSchistsPileus3-7.5 cm7-10 cm3.5-7.5 cm5-15 cm4.5-7 cmStipe2-6.7 × 0.5-1.6 cm6-11 × 1-4 cm2-6 × 1-2.2 cm5-13 × 2-4 cm8 × 2.5 cmOdourIndistinctIndistinctIndistinctEarthyRecalls youngA. ovoidea (“sea”, seafood) but weakerTasteIndistinctInitially insignificant, then of hazelnut, slightly bitterAftertaste slightly bitter SoftSoftBasidiospores12.05 × 6.31 μm, Qm = 1.9113.26 × 6.03 μm Qm = 2.2011.78 × 6.97 μm Qm = 1.69611.39 × 6.75 μm Qm = 1.6910.86 × 7.20 μm Qm = 1.51Basidia52.1 μm52.6 μm56.9 μm57.6 μm59.28 μm