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Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

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Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Leucoagaricus
Species:
L. rubrotinctus
Binomial name
Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus
(Peck) Singer (1948)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Agaricus rubrotinctus Peck (1884)
  • Lepiota rubrotincta Peck (1891)
  • Leucoagaricus rubrotinctoides

Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus, commonly known as the red-eyed parasol,[3] is a widespread species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It was described as new to science in 1884 by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck as Agaricus rubrotinctus.[4] Rolf Singer transferred it to the genus Leucoagaricus in 1948.[5] The fungus may be a complex of several closely related species.[6]

The cap is up to 8 centimetres (3+14 in) wide,[7] reddish brown, and convex to flat.[2] The margin splits and causes lines of the whitish flesh to darken.[2] The gills are white and do not stain.[2] The stipe is up to 10 cm long,[7] whitish and enlarged at the base, with a fragile ring.[2] The species is found in leaf litter in much of North America[7] and is inedible.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus (Peck) Singer". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  3. ^ Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 305–6. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
  4. ^ Peck CH. (1884). "Report of the Botanist (1882)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 35: 125–64.
  5. ^ Singer R. (1948). "Diagnoses fungorum novorum Agaricalium". Sydowia. 2 (1–6): 26–42.
  6. ^ Roberts P, Evans S. (2014). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. University of Chicago Press. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-226-17719-9.
  7. ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 569. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  8. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.