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Description
Cap: Tiny dark gray or blackish scales on white, darkest on disc; dry; convex to almost flat in age with prominent umbo; flesh white. Gills: White, close. Stalk: White initially with persistent white ring.
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Found solitary or scattered on well-decayed conifers. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)
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Lepiota phaeosticta in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Lepiota phaeosticta (caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2014).
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Lepiota phaeosticta (gills and stalks) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2014).
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Lepiota phaeosticta (top of cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015).
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Lepiota phaeosticta in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Lepiota phaeosticta in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spores collected from a Lepiota phaeosticta specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015). Oval, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.4-6.4 X 2.7-3.3 microns.
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Robert Solem.