Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus, commonly known as the red-eyed parasol,[3] is a widespread species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It was described as new to science in 1884 by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck as Agaricus rubrotinctus.[4] Rolf Singer transferred it to the genus Leucoagaricus in 1948.[5] The fungus may be a complex of several closely related species.[6] It is inedible.[7]

Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Leucoagaricus
Species:
L. rubrotinctus
Binomial name
Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus
(Peck) Singer (1948)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Agaricus rubrotinctus Peck (1884)
  • Lepiota rubrotincta Peck (1891)
  • Leucoagaricus rubrotinctoides

The cap is reddish brown and convex to flat.[2] The margin splits and causes lines of the whitish flesh to darken.[2] The gills are white and do not stain.[2] The stipe is whitish and enlarged at the base, with a fragile ring.[2]

References
  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus (Peck) Singer". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  3. Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  4. Peck CH. (1884). "Report of the Botanist (1882)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 35: 125–64.
  5. Singer R. (1948). "Diagnoses fungorum novorum Agaricalium". Sydowia. 2 (1–6): 26–42.
  6. Roberts P, Evans S. (2014). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. University of Chicago Press. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-226-17719-9.
  7. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.


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