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Lepiota castanea

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Lepiota castanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Lepiota
Species:
L. castanea
Binomial name
Lepiota castanea
Lepiota castanea
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is campanulate or conical
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is deadly

Lepiota castanea, commonly known as the chestnut dapperling or petite parasol,[1] is a deadly poisonous,[2] uncommon, gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It is known to contain amatoxins and consuming this fungus can be a potentially lethal proposition. It was described by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1881.

It has white gills and spores. They typically have rings on the stems, which in larger fungi are detachable and glide up and down the stem.

It can be found in coniferous and deciduous woodlands, mostly singly or in small groups.

Description

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The cap is broadly bell shaped to flat, dark red-brown; soon splitting and scaly, up to 3 cm in diameter. The spores and flesh are white, with a mild taste. The stem is typically chestnut brown.

Toxicity

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Like several other species of the genus Lepiota, it contains amatoxins which can result in severe liver toxicity.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  2. ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
  • E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.