Lepiota subincarnata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Agaricaceae |
Genus: | Lepiota |
Species: | L. subincarnata |
Binomial name | |
Lepiota subincarnata J.E.Lange (1940) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Lepiota subincarnata | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex or flat | |
Hymenium is free | |
Stipe has a ring | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is deadly |
Lepiota subincarnata, commonly known as the deadly parasol, is a gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It is known to contain amatoxins and consuming this fungus can be potentially lethal.[2] The species is found in Asia, Europe, and North America,[3] in woods as well as richly soiled parks.[4] It was first described scientifically by the Danish mycologist Jakob Emanuel Lange in 1940.[5] Bon and Boiffard described Lepiota josserandii in 1974, which turned out to be the same species.
The mushroom's cap is light red to red-brown and cream-colored closer to the margin. The gills are whitish and the flesh is white to pinkish towards the top. The stem may be slightly larger at the base, cream-colored with patches of the cap color. The odor is somewhat fruity and the taste is unpleasant.[4]
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References
- ↑ "Lepiota subincarnata J.E. Lange 1940". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ↑ Hall IR. (2003). Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-88192-586-1.
- ↑ Razaq A, Vellinga EC, Ilyas S, Khalid AN (2013). "Lepiota brunneoincarnata and L. subincarnata: distribution and phylogeny". Mycotaxon. 126: 133–41. doi:10.5248/126.133.
- 1 2 Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ↑ Lange JE. (1940). Flora Agaricina Danica. Vol. 5.
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