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Lepiota ignivolvata

 
Lepiota ignivolvata is an occasional species in most kinds of woodland. It is most common in areas of chalk or limestone, where it first occurs in late summer and autumn.

Identification guide

Cap

4 to 10 cm in diameter, the delicate cap of this white parasol mushroom has light tan scales, more crowded and darker towards the centre.

The cap flesh is creamy-white and very soft.

Gills

The free, crowded gills are white, sometimes becoming cream with age.

Stipe

A distinctive feature of this parasol mushroom is the bold red-brown or orange ring fairly low down on the stem.

The stem itself is white and smooth or finely scaly; it is parallel with a diameter of 0.6 to 1.5 cm.

Spore print

White.

Odour/taste

Smell reminiscent of rubber, and an unpleasant rancid taste.

Habitat

On soil under conifers and broad-leaf trees.

Season

August to November.

Occurrence

Rare. 

Similar species

  1. The much more common Stinking Parasol, Lepiota cristata looks and smells very similar, but it lacks the distinctive red-brown ring mark.
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