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| synonyms: Kleiner Stinkschirmling, Lépiote crêpue, Lépiote crêtée, Stinking Dapperling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Red or redish or pink |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Conical or nearly so |
| stem type: Ring on stem |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Lepiota cristata Kummer Kleiner Stinkschirmling Lépiote crêtée, Lépiote crêpue Stinking Dapperling. Cap 2–5cm across, irregularly bell-shaped and umbonate, cuticle reddish-brown and soon broken up, except at centre, into small scales on a white silky background. Stem 20–35 x 3–4mm, white tinged flesh-colour; ring membranous and deciduous. Flesh thin, white. Taste pleasant, smell unpleasant, strongly fungusy. Gills white, becoming brownish with age. Spore print white. Spores bullet-shaped, dextrinoid, 6–7.5 x 3–3.5um. Habitat in woods, garden refuse or in leaf litter. Season summer to autumn. Frequent. Edibility suspect – avoid. Distribution, America and Europe. The collection on the blue background was made in America, but differs from European material in the much longer stem. |
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