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
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Binomial name | |
Lepiota subincarnata
J.E.Lange (1940)
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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 fatal dapperling [2] and 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. [3] The species is found in Asia, Europe, and North America, [4] in woods as well as richly soiled parks. [5] It was first described scientifically by the Danish mycologist Jakob Emanuel Lange in 1940. [6] 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. [5]