Macrolepiota mastoidea
| Macrolepiota mastoidea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Macrolepiota |
| Species: | M. mastoidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrolepiota mastoidea (Fr.) Singer, 1951
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| Synonyms | |
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Macrolepiota mastoidea | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is umbonate or flat |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white to cream |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
Macrolepiota mastoidea is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described by many mycologists throughout the 1800s and classified variously as Agaricus gracilentus, Agaricus mastoideus, Agaricus umbonatus with each synonym then undergoing its own extensive period of reclassification.[1] It got its current name Macrolepiota mastoidea in 1951 when classified by the German mycologist Rolf Singer.[3]
Description
[edit]It grows up to 15 centimetres (6 in) wide and tall. The cap is white with brown scales in the center. The stem has a ring and is enlarged at the base.[4]
Similar species
[edit]It can appear similar to some toxic Chlorophyllum species.[5]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]This species is found in Europe[5] from August to November.[4]
Edibility
[edit]The species is reported to be edible, sans the tough stem,[4] but it can appear similar to some toxic species.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Species Fungorum - Macrolepiota mastoidea (Fr.) Singer, Lilloa 22: 417 (1951)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Macrolepiota mastoidea". Mycobank Database - www.mycobank.org.
- ^ "Lilloa 22 (1949)". www.lillo.org.ar (in European Spanish). p. 417. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ a b c Francis-Baker, Tiffany (2021). Concise Foraging Guide. The Wildlife Trusts. London: Bloomsbury. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4729-8474-6.
- ^ a b c "Macrolepiota mastoidea, Slender Parasol, identification". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
External links
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