Lepiota saponella
Lepiota saponella is a species of agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Found in France, it was described as new to science in 1994.[1]
| Lepiota saponella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lepiota |
| Species: | L. saponella |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepiota saponella M.Bodin & Priou (1994) | |
The fruit bodies (mushrooms) closely resemble those of the widespread species Lepiota cristata. L. saponella can be distinguished by its soapy smell, dingy buff-coloured gills, and smaller scales on the cap surface. Microscopically, its spores are more triangular than those of L. cristata.[2]
See also
References
- Bodin M, Priou JP. (1994). "Novitates - Lepiota saponella Bodin et Priou sp. nov". Documents Mycologiques (in French). 23 (92): 62.
- Courtecuisse R. (1999). Mushrooms of Britain and Europe. Collins Wildlife Trust guides. London, UK: Harpercollins. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-00-220012-7.
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