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stinking dapperling
Lepiota cristata
7.10175, 125.633
Field Notes
Description:
The fruit body of Lepiota cristata has a cap with a white to cream base colour, covered with concentrically arranged reddish-brown scales; at maturity the cap diameter ranges from 1–5 cm (0.4–2.0 in) across. The center of the cap is a darker reddish-brown than the rest of the cap.The cap is initial bell-shaped to convex, then later flattens out and develops an umbo. Gills are white to cream, free from attachment to the stipe, and darken/become brownish as the mushroom ages and the spores mature.
Habitat:
L. cristata has been observed on the soil of broadleave, It can be found growing either singly or in small groups and in multiple habitats including woodlands, gardens (especially shady and damp ones), garden waste, short grass, leaf litter, paths, ditches, and other areas of disturbed ground.
Lepiota cristata is one of the most widely distributed Lepiota species, and can be found in North America (north of Mexico), throughout Europe, and northern Asia. It is also found in New Zealand.
Notes:
many other small species of Lepiota are poisonous
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