Leucocoprinus ianthinus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Like several other Leucocoprinus species it may have originated in a tropical climate but now finds a home in plant pots, greenhouses and compost piles in many countries. It is not seen in plant pots with the same kind of regularity as the well known Leucocoprinus birnbaumii and not seen in the wild as frequently as Leucocoprinus brebissonii.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Leucocoprinus ianthinus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Macropsalliota meleagris
- Leucocoprinus cepistipes
- Candelolepiota sinica
- Lepiota lilacea — considered toxic
- Leucocoprinus coerulescens
- Leucocoprinus brebissonii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Genus
- Leucocoprinus
- Species
- Leucocoprinus ianthinus
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