Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Agaricaceae |
Genus: | Leucoagaricus |
Species: | L. rubrotinctus
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Binomial name | |
Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus, commonly known as the red-eyed parasol, [3] is a widespread species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It was described as new to science in 1884 by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck as Agaricus rubrotinctus. [4] Rolf Singer transferred it to the genus Leucoagaricus in 1948. [5] The fungus may be a complex of several closely related species. [6] It is inedible. [7]
The cap is reddish brown and convex to flat. [2] The margin splits and causes lines of the whitish flesh to darken. [2] The gills are white and do not stain. [2] The stipe is whitish and enlarged at the base, with a fragile ring. [2]