Lepiota ochraceofulva    P.D. Orton 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Agaricaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Agaricales/Lepiotaceae/Lepioteae  

edibility : discard

photo gallery of Lepiota ochraceofulva
photo gallery of Lepiota ochraceofulva potential confusions with Lepiota ochraceofulva toxicity of Lepiota ochraceofulva genus Lepiota  

The cap is tawny to reddish brown on an ochre-yellow background. The cap surface is scaly, not viscid nor sticky.

The stem is smooth, with a short-lived ring.

The flesh is turning yellow when exposed to air; its taste is mild, not distinctive; the odour is pleasant; its texture is fibrous.

The gills are adnate, crowded . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in the woods.

The fruiting period takes place from May to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 5 cm (between 2 and 7 cm)
  height of stem approximately 8 cm (between 4 and 10 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 6 mm (between 4 and 10 mm)

Chemical tests : none.

Distinctive features : turns yellow when touched

Lepiota ochraceofulva is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .



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