Lepiota phaeosticta Morgan    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Agaricaceae   >   Genus Lepiota   

Description:

Cap: Tiny dark gray or blackish scales on white, darkest on disc; dry; convex to almost flat in age with prominent umbo; flesh white. Gills: White, close. Stalk: White initially with persistent white ring.

Relationships:

Found solitary or scattered on well-decayed conifers. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 10 records in the project database.

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Lepiota phaeosticta in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Lepiota phaeosticta (caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Lepiota phaeosticta (gills and stalks) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Lepiota phaeosticta (top of cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Lepiota phaeosticta in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Lepiota phaeosticta in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Lepiota phaeosticta specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015). Oval, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.4-6.4 X 2.7-3.3 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)


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