Saproamanita praeclara

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]

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]