Leucoagaricus cupresseus (Burl.) Boisselet & Guinb.
Bull. Semestriel de la Fédération des Assoc. Mycologiques Méditerranéennes 19: 34. 2001.

Common Name: none

Synonym: Lepiota cupressea Burl.

• Description

  For description see Vellinga, Burlingham, & 'California Mushrooms'.

• Habitat

  Solitary or in small groups in duff under Monterey cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa); uncommon, fruiting from late fall to early spring from Monterey County northward to the Marin County.

• Edibility

  Unknown.

• Comments

  Leucoagaricus cupresseus can be distinguished by a tomentose, pinkish brown to dark reddish brown cap, free, white gills, a cylindrical to bulbous, white stipe with a persistent white annulus, and tissues that conspicuously bruise orangish red then darken in age.

• References

  Boisselet, P.; Guinberteau, J. 2001. Leucoagaricus cupresseus (Burlingham) Boisselet & Guinberteau comb. nov., une lépiote cupressicole d'origine américaine récoltée en France. Bulletin Semestriel de la Fédération des Associations Mycologiques Méditerranéennes. 19:33-42.
  Burlingham, G.S. (1945). Noteworthy Species of Lepiota and Lactaria. Mycologia 37(1): 53-64. (Protologue)
  Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
  Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
  Vellinga, E.C. (2010). Lepiotaceous fungi in California, U.S.A.—3. Leucoagaricus sect. Piloselli. Mycotaxon 112: 393-444. (PDF)

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  Main Photo
  • Alan Rockefeller: Leucoagaricus cupresseus (CP)
  • Alan Rockefeller: Leucoagaricus cupresseus (CP)
  • Mushroom Observer: Leucoagaricus cupresseus (CP)
  
  

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