Lepiota helveola
| Lepiota helveola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lepiota |
| Species: | L. helveola
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepiota helveola | |
Lepiota helveola | |
|---|---|
 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is convex or flat |
 | hymenium is free |
 | stipe has a ring |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: deadly |
Lepiota helveola is a gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It was described by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola in 1882.
It has white gills and spores. They typically have rings on the stems,
Like several other species of the genus Lepiota, it contains amatoxins which may cause potentially fatal liver injury.
See also[]
- List of deadly fungi
- List of Lepiota species
References[]
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- Lepiota
- Deadly fungi
- Poisonous fungi
- Fungi of Europe
- Fungi described in 1882
- Taxa named by Giacomo Bresadola
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