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Leucocoprinus brebissonii.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Braunbuckliger schirmpilz, Skullcap Dapperling
Leucocoprinus brebissonii Mushroom
Ref No: 9436
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Leucocoprinus brebissonii2 Mushroom
Ref No: 9437
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location: Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Ring on stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Leucocoprinus brebissonii (Godley apud Gillet) Locq. syn. Lepiota brebissonii Godley apud Gillet Braunbuckliger schirmpilz Skullcap Dapperling. Cap 2–3cm across, delicate almost transparent, conical then flattened, white with uniform dark grey-brown disc, elsewhere ornamented with dark grey-brown scales becoming more dispersed toward the coarsely grooved margin. Stem 45–60´3–6mm, pure white with a small white ring, slightly thickened towards the base. Flesh thin, white. Gills crowded, pure white. Spore print white. Spores broadly elliptic or ovoid to almond-shaped with a germ-pore, 9–12.5´5.5–7m. Habitat deciduous woods. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility unknown avoid. Found In Europe.

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