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Lepiota cristata, commonly known as the stinking dapperling, brown-eyed parasol, or the stinking parasol, is an agaric mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. It produces fruit bodies characterized by the flat, reddish-brown concentric scales on the caps, and an unpleasant odour resembling burnt rubber.
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Distribution
Widespread and very common
Habitat
In meadows, gardens, roadsides as well as broadleaved and coniferous woodlands.
Cap
Scales usually around a central plaque
| Colour | |
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| Shape | Campanulate, Umbonate |
| Surface | Sqarrose |
| Width | 1 - 4.5 cm |
| Margin | Appendiculate |
Gills
| Colour | |
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| Attachment | Free |
| Spacing | crowded |
Flesh
| Colour | |
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| Odour | Rubber-like to gas-like |
| Taste | Mild to bitter |
Stem
| Colour | |
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| Height | 2 - 7 cm |
| Width | 1 - 8 mm |
| Texture | Smooth |
| Veil | ring-zone |
Spores
| Colour | |
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| Type | dextinoid |
| Shape | Bullet-shaped |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 4.5-8 x 2.5-3.5 μm |
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Agaricaceae
- ↳ Genus: Lepiota
Synonyms
- Agaricus clypeolarius sensu Sowerby [Col. Fig. Engl. Fung. 1: pl. 14 (1796)]
- Agaricus cristatus Bolton non Scop. (1774)
- Agaricus granulatus Schaeff.
- Lepiota colubrina β cristata (Bolton) Gray
- Lepiota cristata (Fr.) P. Kumm.
- Lepiota cristata var. felinoides Bon
- Lepiota cristata var. pallidior Bon
- Lepiota felinoides (Bon) P.D. Orton nom. illegit.
- Lepiota felinoides Peck
- Lepiota subfelinoides Bon & P.D. Orton
- Lepiota subfelinoides Bon & P.D. Orton non Lepiota felinoides Peck, 1900
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 2. Geoffrey Kibby.
Genus Lepiota
No other species found in this genus.
