| Leucoagaricus tricolor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucoagaricus |
| Species: | L. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoagaricus tricolor Singer (1989) | |
Leucoagaricus tricolor Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Leucoagaricus tricolor is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.
Taxonomy
It was described in 1989 by the German mycologist Rolf Singer who classified it as Leucoagaricus tricolor.
Description
Leucoagaricus tricolor is a small dapperling mushroom with thin whitish flesh.
Cap: 6mm wide and convex. The surface is purple with a paler margin and a purple fibrillose coating. Gills: Crowded, free, pale grey drying to brown-grey. Stem: 14cm long and 0.6mm thick. The surface is white with a powdery (pruinose) coating. The stem ring is white and also pruinose. Spores: Ellipsoidal with a double wall and obvious germ pore. Dextrinoid. (7.5) 8.2-9 x 4.5-5.2 μm. Basidia: 24-27 x 7.5-9.5μm. Four spored.
Habitat and distribution
The specimens studied by Singer were found growing on clay soil in the tropical forests of Brazil, 30km North of Manaus.
References
- "Species fungorum - Leucoagaricus tricolor". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- "Mycobank Database - Leucoagaricus tricolor".
- ^ Singer, Rolf (1989). "New taxa and new combinations of Agaricales : (Diagnoses fungorum novorum Agaricalium IV)". Fieldiana. 21. Chicago, Ill: Field Museum of Natural History: 98 – via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Leucoagaricus tricolor | |