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Leucoagaricus leucothites.
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| synonyms: Lépiote pudique, Rosablätteriger Schirmpilz, Tarló őzlábgomba, Tarlógomba |
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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 Tarlógomba. 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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Victoria Rakowski (United States) - 20 September 2014
Right outside our backdoor this August, in soil transplanted from the town compost area 2 years ago. The caps grew to about 5in across, white spore print.
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Zoran Tasovac (Canada) - 06 October 2013
Found in Christie Lake Conservation Area, Ontario. Growing scattered under spruce.
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Ashley Watson (United Kingdom) - 24 November 2011
Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. Very large specimens, twice the size stated in the guide books. November 2011.
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Szabo Iosif (Romania) - 29 November 2009
Romania, Harghita, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Szekeluudvarhely, 31.oktober 2009
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isabel healy (France) - 12 September 2009
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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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