Leucoagaricus leucothites

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Leucoagaricus leucothites
File:2009-10-23 Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) M.M. Moser ex Bon 61894 crop.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Leucoagaricus
Species:
L. leucothites
Binomial name
Leucoagaricus leucothites
(Vittad.) Wasser (1977)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus leucothites Vittad. (1835)
  • Lepiota holosericea (J. J. Planer) Gillet (1874)
  • Leucoagaricus naucinus[1] Singer
  • Leucocoprinus holosericeus (J. J. Planer) Locq. (1943)
Leucoagaricus leucothites
File:Gills icon.pngGills on hymenium
File:Convex cap icon.svg File:Flat cap icon.svgCap is convex or flat
File:Free gills icon2.svgHymenium is free
File:Ring stipe icon.svgStipe has a ring
Spore print is white
File:Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
File:Mycomorphbox Question.pngEdibility 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. 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] While sometimes regarded as edible,[6] the species is suspected of being poisonous due to gastric-upset-causing toxins.[7] It could also be confused with the deadly Amanita ocreata.[6] The mushroom's cap is 4 to 15 cm 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] It generally appears in civilized areas such as gardens and parks, but sometimes is found in forests.[4]

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References

  1. Wood, Michael; Stevens, Fred. "California Fungi: Leucoagaricus leucothites". MykoWeb. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  3. Arora, David (February 1, 1991). All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. ISBN 9780898153880.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 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.
  5. Wasser SP. (1977). "New and rare species of Agaricaceae Cohn. family (in Russian)". Ukrainskiy Botanichnyi Zhurnal (in Russian). 34 (3): 305–8.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 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.
  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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