Lepiota magnispora Murrill syn. Lepiota ventriosospora Reid L. metulaespora (Berk. & Br.) Sacc. of some European authors Herbstschirmpilz. Cap 4–8cm across, conico-convex expanding to almost flattened, ochraceous with yellow to brown scales, centre darker and smooth. Stem 30–40 x 4–8mm, concolorous with cap, covered in large yellowish cottony scales, especially towards the base. Flesh thin, whitish in cap, brown or reddish brown in the stem. Gills white. Cheilocystidia variable, ovate, clavate, or lageniform 9–15m wide. Spore print white. Spores fusoid, dextrinoid, 14.5–17.5 x 4–5um. Surface hairs comprising the scales on the cap elongated, thin-walled, unicellular, with rounded obtuse or slightly narrowed apex. Habitat deciduous woods. Season autumn. Uncommon. Edibility unknown -avoid. Found In Europe. |