Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Order Agaricales | Division Basidiomycota Family Agaricaceae Rank Species | |
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Similar Leucocoprinus, Agaricales, Leucocoprinus cepistipes, Leucocoprinus birnbaumii, Leucocoprinus brebissonii | ||
Leucocoprinus fragilissimus fungi kingdom
Leucocoprinus fragilissimus, commonly known as the fragile dapperling, is a species of gilled mushroom in the family Agaricaceae.
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leucocoprinus fragilissimus
Taxonomy
The species was first documented by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900.
Description
The cap of the fruit body is up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) wide, bell-shaped when young and growing to convex in maturity. It has a pale yellow colour that fades with age, and white gills. The narrow stalk is between 1 and 3 mm thick and very fragile.
Similar species
Leucocoprinus magnicystidiosus is a similar mushroom, with a darker disc and larger cheilocystidia.
Habitat and distribution
Like all Leucocoprinus species, L. fragilissimus is a saprotroph, living on very decayed plant matter (humus or compost). It grows solitarily or sparsely in wooded areas. The species is found in southern North America, South America, southern Europe, Africa, southern and eastern Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Toxicity and chemistry
The toxicity of this mushroom is unknown.