Fragile Leucocoprinus Leucocoprinus fragilissimus (Berkeley & M.A. Curtis) Patouillard    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Agaricaceae   >   Genus Leucocoprinus   

Status:

Found solitary on the ground in mixed woods.

Description:

Cap: Dull orange disc, remainder bright to pale yellow; translucent; grooved. Convex initially becoming flat to upturned with small umbo. Stalk: Yellow with small pale yellow scales; membranous ring. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 17 records in the project database.

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Fragile Leucocoprinus in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Fragile Leucocoprinus (overall) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Fragile Leucocoprinus (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Fragile Leucocoprinus (gills, stalk, and ring) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2017). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Fragile Leucocoprinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/14/2019). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Fragile Leucocoprinus in Howard Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Fragile Leucocoprinus in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Fragile Leucocoprinus in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Fragile Leucocoprinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/14/2019). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Fragile Leucocoprinus spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2017). Elliptical, smooth with apical pore, hyaline; measured 9.8-11.8 X 7.0-8.4 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Fragile Leucocoprinus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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