Lepiota oreadiformis    Velen. 



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

synonyms: Lepiota laevigata, Lepiota pratensis, Lepiota rocabrunae 

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with Lepiota oreadiformis toxicity of Lepiota oreadiformis genus Lepiota  

The cap is pale ochre-brown, with a central umbo; its margin is thin, slightly flocculose in the youth then smooth. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky.

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

The flesh is unchanging; its taste is mild; 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 parks, on a rather calcareous soil.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 3.5 cm (between 2 and 6 cm)
  height of stem approximately 5 cm (between 2 and 9 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 8 mm (between 4 and 12 mm)

Distinctive features : Cap looking smooth, bright ochre-brown

Lepiota oreadiformis is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



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