Lepiota lilacea is a species of fungus belonging to the family Agaricaceae.[1] It was first described in Italy, in 1893, by Giacomo Bresadora, in his book Fungi Tridentini. [2][3]
| Lepiota lilacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lepiota |
| Species: | L. lilacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepiota lilacea Bres.
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Lepiota lilacea | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is deadly |
It is characterised by its small cap (up to 36 mm broad), with a dark purple disc, and its distinct annulus. Its spores do not turn reddish-brown under Melzer's reagent (are non-dextrinoid).[4]
It is poisonous to humans.[5][6]
It is native to Europe and America.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lepiota lilacea Bres". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Bresadola, Giacomo (1892). Fungi Tridentini; novi, vel nondum delineati, descripti et iconibus illustrati (in Latin). Austrian National Library.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Naseer, Arooj; Jabeen, Sana; Khanum, Samia; Waseem, Bushra; Khalid, Abdul Nasir (17 May 2022). "Lepiota lilacea (Agaricales, Basidiomycota), a New Record from Pakistan". Chiang Mai Journal of Science. 49 (3): 695.
- ^ Morse, Caleb; Sikes, Benjamin; Kay, Sherry (2022). A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-3307-4.
- ^ Dejan, Stojković; Barros, Lillian, eds. (23 November 2022). Edible Fungi; Chemical Composition, Nutrition and Health Effects. Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 8. ISBN 9781839164019.
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