Stinking Dapperling

Lepiota cristata, commonly known as the stinking dapperling, brown-eyed parasol, or the stinking parasol, is an agaric mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. It produces fruit bodies characterized by the flat, reddish-brown concentric scales on the caps, and an unpleasant odour resembling burnt rubber. Similar Lepiota species can sometimes be distinguished from L. cristata by differences in cap colour, stipe structure, or odour, although some species can only be reliably distinguished through the use of microscopy.

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Is it poisonous?

Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Small dapperlings; several deadly amatoxin species Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Lepiota lilacea — considered toxic
• Lepiota castaneidisca — considered toxic
• Lepiota subincarnata — toxic
• Macropsalliota meleagris
• Lepiota clypeolaria — considered toxic
• Lepiota oreadiformis — considered toxic

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Verrucosporaceae

Genus

Lepiota

Species

Lepiota cristata

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