Macrolepiota mastoidea
| Macrolepiota mastoidea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Macrolepiota |
| Species: | M. mastoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrolepiota mastoidea (Fr.) Singer, 1951 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macrolepiota mastoidea | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is umbonate or flat |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white to cream |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
Macrolepiota mastoidea is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
Taxonomy
It was first described by many mycologists throughout the 1800s and classified variously as Agaricus gracilentus, Agaricus mastoideus, Agaricus umbonatus with each synonym then undergoing its own extensive period of reclassification.[1] It got its current name Macrolepiota mastoidea in 1951 when classified by the German mycologist Rolf Singer.[3]
Description
It grows up to 15 centimetres (6 in) wide and tall. The cap is white with brown scales in the center. The stem has a ring and is enlarged at the base.[4]
Similar species
It can appear similar to some toxic Chlorophyllum species.[5]
Habitat and distribution
This species is found in Europe[5] from August to November.[4]
Edibility
The species is reported to be edible, sans the tough stem,[4] but it can appear similar to some toxic species.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Species Fungorum - Macrolepiota mastoidea (Fr.) Singer, Lilloa 22: 417 (1951)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Macrolepiota mastoidea". Mycobank Database - www.mycobank.org.
- ^ "Lilloa 22 (1949)". www.lillo.org.ar (in European Spanish). p. 417. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ a b c Francis-Baker, Tiffany (2021). Concise Foraging Guide. The Wildlife Trusts. London: Bloomsbury. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4729-8474-6.
- ^ a b c "Macrolepiota mastoidea, Slender Parasol, identification". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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