Lepiota americana Peck

  • Filed As

    Agaricaceae
    Lepiota americana Peck

  • Collector(s)

    R. J. Bandoni with A. L. Welden, 9 Oct 1973

  • Location

    United States of America. Louisiana. Orleans Parish. New Orleans. Tulane University Campus.

  • Habitat

    In crotch of Coccoloba. On debris.

  • Description

    Pileus 4-5.5 cm broad covered with purpulish brown squamules, slightly darker on the small umbo, turning reddish brown where injured; gills whitish, of several ranks, becoming reddish brown where injured; stipe up to 6 cm long x 3 mm wide near apex, expanding downward to ca 5 mm, reddish brown streaked below evanescent annulus with purplish brown squamules on expanded base, solid; gills free; growing with stipes joined at base; tip of stipe & flesh blood red when cut. Portion of annulus remaining, lower half densely squamulose with reddish brown (almost purple) squamules. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 402135

    Occurrence ID: 886c283c-6eff-4778-8419-b4fd0d36e141

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Agaricaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lepiota americana Peck det R. J. Bandoni

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Louisiana

  • County/Municipio

    Orleans Parish

  • City/Township

    New Orleans

  • Locality

    Tulane University Campus

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