[14] When the spores fall onto a surface, the powdery deposit they leave behind (the spore print) is white,[3][16] apart from in L. cristata var. It's best to take a spore print before eating. Around 400 species of Lepiota are currently recognized worldwide. viridispora where the spore print is greyish green, similar to that of false parasol (Chlorophyllum molybdites). Revised 10/18/2020: Populus tremuloides. It is highly toxic, with several deaths having been recorded as it resembles the edible grey knight (Tricholoma terreum) and fairy ring champignon (Marasmius oreades). Unfortunately fly agaric is even more poisonous to these animals and invariably lethal.The main toxic agents in A… Bibliography of North American, CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2020 (, International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, "Genera in the family Agaricaceae – Evidence from nrITS and nrLSU sequences", "A fatal poisoning from an amatoxin containing, http://nature.berkeley.edu/brunslab/ev/americanlepiotaliterature_2.1.pdf, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lepiota&oldid=987872915, CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2020, Taxonbars with automatically added basionyms, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 November 2020, at 19:12. You also cannot make the mistake of collecting an amanita! In my opinion there are no dapperlings worth collecting to eat, particularly because confident identification in the field is very difficult and several of them are seriously toxic toadstools. The gills beneath the cap are white to cream (rarely yellow) and are free (not joined to the stem). Lepiota cristata, commonly known as the stinking dapperling or the stinking parasol, is an agaric and possibly poisonous mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. A common and widespread species—one of the most widespread fungi in the genus Lepiota—it has been reported from Europe, northern Asia, North America, and New Zealand. The mushroom has a brown scaled cap up to 4 cm wide with a pinkish brown stem and white gills. Life cycle: Mushrooms exist most of the time underground or within rotting logs as a network of cells (mycelium) connected to tree roots, rotting material, and the soil. [14] Lepiota cristatanea, a southwestern Chinese species named for its similarity to L. cristata, has smaller fruit bodies and smaller spores, typically measuring 4.0–5.5 by 2.5–3.0 µm. [17] Those known to have caused fatalities include Lepiota brunneoincarnata,[18][19] L. brunneolilacea,[20] L. castanea,[21] L. helveola,[21][22] and L. subincarnata (synonym L. Phylum: Basidiomycota - Class: Agaricomycetes - Order: Agaricales - Family: Agaricaceae Distribution - Taxonomic History - Etymology - Toxicity - Identification - Reference Sources. Smooth stem unless specified (sometimes a scaly or shaggy stem). Chlorophyllum molybdites also know as a false parasol, green-spored Lepiota, and vomiter is a widespread mushroom. [3][16], Several have been described—in North America, Europe, and Asia—that are similar in appearance and morphology to Lepiota cristata. MycoBank lists several varieties of L. cristata. Amanitins are potent hepatotoxins found in several mushroom genera, including Amanita, Galerina, and Lepiota. Frequent in Britain and Ireland, Shaggy Parasols occur throughout Europe and North America. [14] With a stipe which is nearly smooth and a pale white-tinged flesh colour, L. cristata also has a transient ring, which is membranous and deciduous. Several species have a distinct, often rubbery, smell. About The Lepiota Cristata Mushroom This is a common mushroom in Autumn and can often be found individually or in large numbers. [15], The crowded gills of Lepiota cristata are white to cream, free from attachment to the stipe, and darken/become brownish as the mushroom ages and the spores mature. Lepiota … As originally conceived, the genus was a mix of agarics with rings on their stems, including species now placed in Armillaria, Cortinarius, and Pholiota. by Michael Kuo. Lepiota is a genus of white toadstool shaped field mushrooms similar in appearance to the Amanitas. [19] L. cristata 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. Chlorophyllum molybdites, which has the common names of false parasol, green-spored Lepiota and vomiter, is a widespread mushroom. The following species have individual entries: The following species have individual entries, but are now placed in different genera: Vellinga EC.