Biology:Lepiota lilacea

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Short description: Species of fungus

Lepiota lilacea
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Lepiota
Species:
L. lilacea
Binomial name
Lepiota lilacea
Bres.
Lepiota lilacea
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is free
stipe has a ring
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: deadly

Lepiota lilacea is a species of fungus belonging to the family Agaricaceae.[1] It was first described in Italy, in 1893, by Giacomo Bresadora, in his book Fungi Tridentini. [2][3]

It is characterised by its small cap (up to 36 mm broad), with a dark purple disc, and its distinct annulus. Its spores do not turn reddish-brown under Melzer's reagent (are non-dextrinoid).[4]

It is poisonous to humans.[5][6]

It is native to Europe and America.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Lepiota lilacea Bres." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2535406. 
  2. "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". https://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/GSDSpecies.asp?RecordID=213915. 
  3. Bresadola, Giacomo (1892) (in la). Fungi Tridentini; novi, vel nondum delineati, descripti et iconibus illustrati. Austrian National Library. 
  4. Naseer, Arooj; Jabeen, Sana; Khanum, Samia; Waseem, Bushra; Khalid, Abdul Nasir (May 17, 2022). "Lepiota lilacea (Agaricales, Basidiomycota), a New Record from Pakistan". Chiang Mai Journal of Science 49 (3): 695. doi:10.12982/CMJS.2022.054. 
  5. Morse, Caleb; Sikes, Benjamin; Kay, Sherry (2022). A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms. University Press of Kansas. doi:10.1353/book110035. ISBN 978-0-7006-3307-4. 
  6. Dejan, Stojković, ed (November 23, 2022) (in en). Edible Fungi; Chemical Composition, Nutrition and Health Effects. Royal Society of Chemistry. pp. 8. ISBN 9781839164019. 

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