Lepiota brunneoincarnata
| Lepiota brunneoincarnata | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lepiota |
| Species: | L. brunneoincarnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepiota brunneoincarnata Chodat & C.Martín (1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lepiota barlae Pat. (1905) | |
| Lepiota brunneoincarnata | |
|---|---|
 Mycological characteristics | |
 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is campanulate |
 | hymenium is free |
 | stipe has a ring |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: deadly |
Lepiota brunneoincarnata, also known as the deadly dapperling, is a gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It is known to contain amatoxins and consuming this fungus can be a potentially lethal proposition. It was responsible for a fatal poisoning in Spain.[1] It has white gills and spores. They typically have rings on the stems, which in larger species are detachable and glide up and down the stem.
The cap is 1.5 — 4 centimeters across.[2]
It was described by Chodat & C. Martín in 1889.[3]
Like several other species of the genus Lepiota, it contains amatoxins which can result in severe liver toxicity.
See also
References
- ↑ Herráez Garcia, J.; Sanchez Fernández, A.; Contreras Sánchez, P. (2002). "Intoxicación fatal por Lepiota brunneoincarnata" [Fatal Lepiota brunneoincarnata poisoning]. Anales de Medicina Interna (in Spanish) 18 (9): 481–82. PMID 12152395.
- ↑ Lepiota brunneo-incarnata on RogersMushrooms
- ↑ Chodat, R.; Martín, C. (1889). "Contributions Mycologiques". Bulletin de la Société botanique de Genève (in French) 5: 221–27.