Lepiota helveola
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Lepiota helveola is a gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It was described by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola in 1882.
Quick Facts Lepiota helveola, Scientific classification ...
Lepiota helveola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Agaricaceae |
Genus: | Lepiota |
Species: | L. helveola |
Binomial name | |
Lepiota helveola | |
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Quick Facts Lepiota helveolaMycological characteristics ...
Lepiota helveola | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex or flat | |
Hymenium is free | |
Stipe has a ring | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is deadly |
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It has white gills and spores. They typically have rings on the stems,
Like several other species of the genus Lepiota, it contains amatoxins which may cause potentially fatal liver injury.