Lepiota clypeolaria, commonly known as the shield dapperling or the shaggy-stalked Lepiota, is a common species of mushroom in the genus Lepiota. The fruit bodies have a brownish cap, a shaggy stipe with a collapsed, sheathing ring or ring zone, and spindle-shaped spores.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lepiota ignivolvata — considered toxic
- Lepiota magnispora — considered toxic
- Lepiota spheniscispora — considered toxic
- Lepiota cristata — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Verrucosporaceae
- Genus
- Lepiota
- Species
- Lepiota clypeolaria
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