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| synonyms: Lépiote pudique, Rosablätteriger Schirmpilz |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Ring on stem |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vitt.) Wasser syn. Lepiota leucothites (Vitt.) Orton syn. L. naucina (Fr.) Kummer Lépiote pudique Rosablätteriger Schirmpilz. Cap 5–8cm across, convex expanding to almost flattened, smooth and silky, whitish becoming flushed flesh-colour or pale cream-ochre. Stem 60–80 x 8–20mm, concolorous with the cap; ring concolorous, narrow, free of the stem. Flesh thick and white in the cap, browning in the stem. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills white becoming pale flesh-colour with age. Spore print white. Spores ovoid, dextrinoid, 7–9 x 4.5–5um. Habitat in gardens or at roadsides. Season autumn. Uncommon. Edible but best avoided due to possible confusion with poisonous species. Distribution, America and Europe.
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 19 May 2009
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 May 2009
Hungarian name, Tarlogomba, Tarlo özlábgomba
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