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| synonyms: Ackerschirmpilz, Coulemelle excoriée, Lépiote excoriée |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| 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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Macrolepiota excoriata (Fr.) Wasser syn. Lepiota excoriata (Schaeff ex. Fr.) Kummer syn. Leucocoprinus excoriatus (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Pat. Lépiote excoriée, Coulemelle excoriée, Ackerschirmpilz. Cap 6–10cm across, ovate at first then convex and slightly umbonate, covered in fine adpressed ochre-buff scales on a white ground. Stem 40–60 x 8–10mm, slightly thickened at the base, smooth, white; ring narrow and persistent. Flesh white. Smell none. Gills white to cream. Spore print white to pale ochraceous. Spores oval, 12–15 x 8–9um. Habitat pastureland. Season late summer to late autumn. Rare. Edible with caution because of other white poisonous mushrooms. Distribution, America and Europe.
Unfortunately a specimen of L. leucothites has crept into this collection (bottom right).
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