Leucoagaricus leucothites
| Leucoagaricus leucothites | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucoagaricus |
| Species: | L. leucothites
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser (1977)
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| Synonyms | |
| Leucoagaricus leucothites | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or flat | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Leucoagaricus leucothites, commonly known as the smooth parasol, woman on motorcycle,[2] ma'am on motorcycle,[3] white dapperling, or white agaricus mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus found in disturbed areas in North America.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described as Agaricus leucothites by Carlo Vittadini in 1835, and bears similarity to species of that genus.[4] Solomon Wasser transferred it to Leucoagaricus in 1977.[5]
Description
The mushroom's cap is 4 to 15 centimetres (1+1⁄2 to 6 in) wide,[6] is granular, white or gray-brown in color then sometimes grayish or pinkish.[4] The flesh may bruise yellowish and the gills reddish.[4] The stipe is 5 to 12 cm long, commonly with a wide base, and bruising yellow or brown.[6] A ring is usually present.[4] The spores are white, smooth, and elliptical.[6] They produce a white spore print.[7]
It could be confused for Agaricus species as well as the deadly Amanita ocreata.[2][6]
Distribution and habitat
It can be found in North America,[7] generally in disturbed, grassy areas such as gardens and parks, and sometimes in forests.[4]
Edibility
While sometimes regarded as edible,[6] the species is suspected of being poisonous due to gastric-upset-causing toxins.[8] It could also be confused with a deadly Amanita.[2][6]
See also
References
- ^ Wood, Michael; Stevens, Fred. "California Fungi: Leucoagaricus leucothites". MykoWeb. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ a b c Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 299–300. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ Arora, David (February 1, 1991). All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. ISBN 9780898153880.
- ^ a b c d e Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Wasser SP. (1977). "New and rare species of Agaricaceae Cohn. family (in Russian)". Ukrainskiy Botanichnyi Zhurnal (in Russian). 34 (3): 305–8.
- ^ a b c d e f Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ a b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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