Lepiota castanea
| Lepiota castanea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lepiota |
| Species: | L. castanea
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| 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 an uncommon, gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It was described by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1881.
It is known to contain amatoxins and is potentially deadly poisonous.
Description
[edit]The cap is broadly bell-shaped to flat, white with dark red-brown scales; it is up to 3 cm in diameter.[1] The gills are whitish and the stem is typically chestnut brown and up to 8 cm long, with an indistinct ring.[1]
The flesh is whitish,[1] with a mild taste. The spore print is white.[1]
Habitat
[edit]It can be found in coniferous and deciduous woodlands, mostly singly or in small groups.[1]
Toxicity
[edit]Like several other species of the genus Lepiota, it contains potentially fatal amatoxins[1][2] which affect the liver.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 307–8. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ 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.
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