Leucoagaricus nympharum
Leucoagaricus nympharum is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucoagaricus |
| Species: | L. nympharum |
| Binomial name | |
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Agaricus nympharum Kalchbr. (1873) | |
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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 saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Taxonomy
Originally classified as Agaricus nympharum by the Hungarian mycologist Károly Kalchbrenner in 1873 and reclassified as Leucoagaricus nympharum by the French mycologist Marcel Bon in 1977.[2]
Description
Leucoagaricus nympharum is a large white dapperling mushroom with a distinctive scaly cap which resembles that of Chlorophyllum rhacodes only with a smaller, 4-10cm cap and a more starkly white colour. Despite its distinctive appearance it is seldom recorded and little known.[4]
References
- "GSD Species Synonymy: Leucoagaricus nympharum (Kalchbr.) Bon". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- "Species fungorum - Leucoagaricus nympharum (Kalchbr.) Bon, Docums Mycol. 7(nos 27-28): 19 (1977)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- "Mycobank Database - Leucoagaricus nympharum".
- Kibby, Geoffrey (2007-04-01). "Fungal portraits: No. 30: Leucoagaricus nympharum". Field Mycology. 8 (2): 39–40. doi:10.1016/S1468-1641(10)60449-5. ISSN 1468-1641.