Lepiota castanea, commonly known as the chestnut dapperling or petite parasol, is an uncommon, gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It was described by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1881.
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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 subincarnata — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Verrucosporaceae
- Genus
- Lepiota
- Species
- Lepiota castanea
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