Lepiota helveola
Lepiota helveola is a gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It was described by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola in 1882.
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| Species: | L. helveola |
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 | gills on hymenium |
  | cap is convex or flat |
 | hymenium is free |
 | stipe has a ring |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: deadly |
It has white gills and spores. They typically have rings on the stems,
Like several other species of the genus Lepiota, it contains amatoxins which may cause potentially fatal liver injury.
See also
- List of deadly fungi
- List of Lepiota species
References
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