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Macrolepiota konradii.
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| synonyms: Feinschuppiger Schirmpilz, Lépiote grêle |
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| location: North America, Europe | | edibility: Edible | | fungus colour: White to cream, Brown | | normal size: 5-15cm | | cap type: Distinctly scaly | | stem type: Ring on stem, Bulbous base of stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter | | spore colour: White, cream or yellowish | | habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Macrolepiota konradii (Huijsman ex. Orton) Moser syn. Lepiota konradii Huijsman ex. Orton syn. L. gracilenta (Krombh.) Quél. s. Rea syn. L. excoriata var. konradii Huijsman Lépiote grêle Feinschuppiger Schirmpilz. Cap 7–12cm across, ovate then slightly umbonate becoming expanded and even depressed, the brownish cuticle breaking up into large adnate scales exposing the white flesh beneath. Stem 100–150 x 8–12mm, bulbous, tapering upwards, whitish covered in small brownish scales. Smell pleasant. Gills white. Spore print white. Spores ovoid with an apical germ-pore, 13–17 x 8–10um. Habitat pasture, heaths and open woodland. Season late summer to late autumn. Rare. Edible with caution as there are poisonous white mushrooms. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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