Leucocoprinus cepistipes

Leucocoprinus cepistipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Agaricaceae
Genus:	Leucocoprinus
Species:	L. cepistipes
Binomial name
	Leucocoprinus cepistipes; (Sowerby) Pat. (1889)
Synonyms
	Agaricus cepistipes Sowerby (1797)

Leucocoprinus cepistipes (often spelled cepaestipes), is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It is typically found on wood debris, such as wood chips. Typical characteristics include a fine-scaled bell-shaped cap, a partial veil, and a tendency to bruise a yellow to brown when handled.

The species is edible, but not very palatable.^[2]

References[]

^ Sowerby J. (1797). Coloured Figures of English Fungi. 1. London: J. Davis. Table 2.
^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.

External links[]

California Fungi: Leucocoprinus cepaestipes

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[Sowerby_1797-1] Sowerby J. (1797). Coloured Figures of English Fungi. 1. London: J. Davis. Table 2.

[Miller2006-2] Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.

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Taxon identifiers
Leucocoprinus cepistipes	Wikidata: Q10546840 AusFungi: 60022550 EoL: 1005245 Fungorum: 102263 GBIF: 2535581 iNaturalist: 328202 IRMNG: 10963482 MycoBank: 102263 NBN: NHMSYS0001487788 NCBI: 876678 NZOR: 0ff7e832-2692-4a5a-a7dd-52e9acd940f6
Agaricus cepistipes	Wikidata: Q59533446 AusFungi: 60022551 GBIF: 5243062 MycoBank: 465199 NZOR: b549e66b-9d97-4c87-9557-94c79f137e6f