Italian botanist and mycologist (1845–1920).
Pier Andrea Saccardo (23 April 1845 in Treviso, Treviso – 12 February 1920 in Padua) was an Italian botanist and mycologist. His multi-volume Sylloge Fungorum was one of the first attempts to produce a comprehensive list of identified fungi, using their spore-bearing structures for classification. He was elected to the Linnean Society in 1916 as a foreign member. He also authored a color classification system that he called Chromotaxia and contributed to the Italian translation of Charles Darwin's Insectivorous Plants.
Abbreviations: Sacc.
Occupations: scientific collector, professor, mycologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Italy
Languages: Italian
Dates: 1845-04-23T00:00:00Z – 1920-02-11T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Treviso
Direct attributions: 4 plants, 5,222 fungi
Authorship mentions: 4 plants, 6,539 fungi