Lepiota subincarnata

Lepiota subincarnata, commonly known as the 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.[2] The species is found in Asia, Europe, and North America,[3] in woods as well as richly soiled parks.[4] It was first described scientifically by the Danish mycologist Jakob Emanuel Lange in 1940.[5] Bon and Boiffard described Lepiota josserandii in 1974, which turned out to be the same species.

Lepiota subincarnata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Lepiota
Species:
L. subincarnata
Binomial name
Lepiota subincarnata
J.E.Lange (1940)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lepiota josserandii Bon & Boiffard (1975)
  • Lepiota josserandii var. rosabrunnea Raithelh. (1988)
  • Leucoagaricus josserandii (Bon & Boiffard) Raithelh. (1989)
  • Leucoagaricus rosabrunneus (Raithelh.) Raithelh. (1989)
  • Lepiota subincarnata var. josserandii (Bon & Boiffard) Gminder (1999)
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

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Lepiota subincarnata J.E. Lange 1940". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  2. Hall IR. (2003). Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-88192-586-1.
  3. Razaq A, Vellinga EC, Ilyas S, Khalid AN (2013). "Lepiota brunneoincarnata and L. subincarnata: distribution and phylogeny". Mycotaxon. 126: 133–41. doi:10.5248/126.133.
  4. Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  5. Lange JE. (1940). Flora Agaricina Danica. Vol. 5.


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