Maryland Biodiversity Project - Sharp-scaled Lepiota (Echinoderma asperum)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota Echinoderma asperum (Pers.) Bon

Synonyms: Freckled Dapperling, Lepiota aspera.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Agaricaceae > Genus Echinoderma Sharp-scaled Lepiota - Echinoderma asperum - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/13239

Status:

Found solitary or in groups on ground or on decayed wood in forests (mostly hardwoods).

Description:

Cap: White with reddish-brown scales; dry; smooth when young (erect pointed scales easily wipe off); convex to nearly flat, sometimes with umbo; flesh white. Gills: White, edges may be toothed; close. Stalk: White becoming mostly light brown in age; white partial veil leaves white ring with reddish-brown scales on margin, ring often collapses (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 10 records in the project database.

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Sharp-scaled Lepiota (fruiting bodies, dorsal) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). (Photo ID: 10675 - Psn: 30)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota (fruiting bodies, dorsal) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Partial veil covers the gills. (Photo ID: 10676 - Psn: 40)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Partial veil covers the gills. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota (stalk and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). (Photo ID: 10677 - Psn: 50)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota (stalk and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 320516 - Psn: 52)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota in Washington Co., Maryland (10/22/2016). (c) mycowalt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 236052 - Psn: 55)

Sharp-scaled Lepiota in Washington Co., Maryland (10/22/2016). (c) mycowalt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by mycowalt via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Sharp-scaled Lepiota specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Elliptical, smooth; measured 5.4-6.8 X 2.3-3.1 microns. (Photo ID: 10678 - Psn: 150)

Spores collected from a Sharp-scaled Lepiota specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Elliptical, smooth; measured 5.4-6.8 X 2.3-3.1 microns. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Sharp-scaled Lepiota specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 320518 - Psn: 190)

Spores collected from a Sharp-scaled Lepiota specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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